Numerous Places In North America Are Named After Him

The Dutch settlement of the Hudson River and English claims to most of Canada were both based on Henry Hudson's discoveries. The gulf or bay that Hudson travels through is three times as vast as the Baltic Sea, and with to its numerous, sizable estuaries, it provides access to otherwise inaccessible regions of Western Canada and the Arctic. As a result, the Hudson's Bay Company was able to profit from the profitable fur trade that existed along its coastline for more than 200 years, becoming strong enough to shape the history and current international borders of western North America. Although recent journeys take further northerly approaches, Hudson Strait served as the entry to the Arctic for all ships engaged in the historic Atlantic-side search for the Northwest Passage.

Numerous places in North America are named after him, in addition to Hudson Bay. In addition to Hudson County, New Jersey, the Henry Hudson Bridge, the Henry Hudson Parkway, and the town of Hudson, New York, he is the namesake of the Hudson River in both New York and New Jersey. In 1897, plans for the Hendrik Hudson Hotel in New York were made, but it was never built. Instead, ten years later, a name-bearing residential complex had been built.