Thunder Bay

city in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
City city Q34116
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Thunder Bay

Summary

Thunder Bay is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,965 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thunder Bay is located in Thunder Bay District[3].
  • Thunder Bay is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Thunder Bay is on the body of water Lake Superior[5].
  • Thunder Bay's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Thunder Bay's instance of is recorded as single-tier municipality[7].
  • Thunder Bay's instance of is recorded as big city[8].
  • Thunder Bay's shares border with is recorded as Unorganized Thunder Bay District[9].
  • Thunder Bay's shares border with is recorded as Oliver Paipoonge[10].
  • Thunder Bay is named after Thunder Bay[11].
  • Thunder Bay's flag is recorded as flag of Thunder Bay[12].
  • Thunder Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Keelung[13].
  • Thunder Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Little Canada[14].
  • Thunder Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Duluth[15].
  • Thunder Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gifu[16].
  • Thunder Bay's postal code is recorded as P7A−P7G • P7J−P7K[17].
  • Thunder Bay's Commons category is recorded as Thunder Bay, Ontario[18].
  • Thunder Bay's local dialing code is recorded as 807[19].
  • 1683 marks the founding of Thunder Bay[20].
  • Thunder Bay's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 48.3822, 'longitude': -89.2461}[21].
  • Thunder Bay's official website is recorded as https://www.thunderbay.ca[22].
  • Thunder Bay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thunder Bay[23].
  • Thunder Bay's Commons gallery is recorded as Thunder Bay[24].
  • Thunder Bay has a population of {'amount': '+108359'}[25].
  • Thunder Bay has a population of {'amount': '+107909'}[26].
  • Thunder Bay has a population of {'amount': '+108843'}[27].

Body

Geography

Thunder Bay is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in Thunder Bay District[3]. It is on the body of water Lake Superior[5].

Physical Characteristics

Thunder Bay covers an area of {'amount': '+447.5'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+199'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+108359'}[25], {'amount': '+107909'}[26], and {'amount': '+108843'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[6], single-tier municipality[7], and big city[8].

History and Context

1683 marks the founding of Thunder Bay[20]. It is named after it[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Thunder Bay include Thunder Bay International Airport[30], an international airport[31], in Canada[32].

Why It Matters

Thunder Bay ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,965 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include Thunder Bay International Airport[30], an international airport[31], in Canada[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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