Thunder Bay
city in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Summary
Thunder Bay is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,443 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Thunder Bay District[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Superior[5]
- Instance of: single-tier municipality[6], big city[7]
- Shares border with: Unorganized Thunder Bay District[8], Oliver Paipoonge[9]
- Named after: Thunder Bay[10]
- Flag: flag of Thunder Bay[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Keelung[12], Little Canada[13], Duluth[14], Gifu[15]
- Postal code: P7A−P7G • P7J−P7K[16]
- Commons category: Thunder Bay, Ontario[17]
- Local dialing code: 807[18]
- Inception: 1683[19]
- Coordinate location: 48.3822, -89.2461[20]
- Official website: https://www.thunderbay.ca[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Thunder Bay[22]
- Commons gallery: Thunder Bay[23]
- Population: 108,359[24], 107,909[25], 108,843[26]
- Capital of: Thunder Bay District[27]
- Motto text: THE GATEWAY TO THE WEST[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Thunder Bay, Ontario[29]
- Category for people who died here: Q76448644[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Thunder Bay[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 199[32]
- Area: 447.5[33]
- Social media followers: 6842[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Thunder Bay include Thunder Bay International Airport[35], an international airport[36], in Canada[37].
Why It Matters
Thunder Bay has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for it include Thunder Bay International Airport[35], an international airport[36], in Canada[37].