East Main

East Main, a region of Canada, belonging to the North-west Territories, and consisting of the greater part of the peninsula of Labrador (see map at article CANADA). It is bounded N. by Hudson Strait, and W. by Hudson Bay down to its southern extremity, meeting Labrador proper on the E., and the province of Quebec on the S. It is a bleak and desolate country, yielding little to commerce but fish-oil and a few furs. The East Main or Slade River enters James Bay about 52° 15' N. lat., after a course estimated at 400 miles.