Frobisher Bay

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bay inlet

Frobisher Bay is a large inlet of the Labrador Sea on the southeastern coast of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada, known for its Arctic environment and historical significance in early European exploration.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Frobisher Bay canonical 6
Frobisher Bay (city) 1
Frobisher Bay (settlement name) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
inlet ⓘ
belongsToCountrySubdivision Nunavut ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
discoveredByEuropeans Martin Frobisher ⓘ
explorationEra Age of Exploration ⓘ
surface form: Age of Discovery
freeOfSeaIceMostlyIn summer ⓘ
hasClimate polar climate ⓘ
hasCoastlineIn Nunavut ⓘ
hasEcosystem Arctic marine ecosystem ⓘ
hasFeature fjord-like inlets ⓘ
numerous islands ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ
hasFormerNameOfNearbyCity Frobisher Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Frobisher Bay (city)
hasIndigenousPeople Inuit ⓘ
hasMouthIn Labrador Sea ⓘ
hasNavigationChallenges sea ice ⓘ
shallow areas ⓘ
strong tides ⓘ
hasNearbyAirport Iqaluit Airport ⓘ
hasNearbyCity Iqaluit ⓘ
hasPrimaryIndigenousLanguage Inuktitut ⓘ
hasSeasonalSeaIce true ⓘ
hasWildlife Arctic char ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ
ringed seals ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the earliest areas of English exploration in Arctic North America ⓘ
site of early English voyages searching for Northwest Passage ⓘ
isNorthOf Labrador ⓘ
isWestOf Greenland ⓘ
knownFor Arctic environment ⓘ
early European exploration ⓘ
harsh climate ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ
tidal range ⓘ
locatedIn Arctic region ⓘ
Baffin Island ⓘ
Nunavut ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Qikiqtaaluk Region ⓘ
locatedInOcean Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf Baffin Island ⓘ
namedAfter Martin Frobisher ⓘ
partOf Labrador Sea ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ
subsistence hunting ⓘ
yearOfFirstRecordedEuropeanVisit 1576 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iqaluit → locatedInBay → Frobisher Bay ⓘ
Iqaluit → foundedAs → Frobisher Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frobisher Bay (settlement name)
Iqaluit → formerName → Frobisher Bay ⓘ
Martin Frobisher → explored → Frobisher Bay ⓘ
Frobisher Bay → hasFormerNameOfNearbyCity → Frobisher Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frobisher Bay (city)
Iqaluit Airport → locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater → Frobisher Bay ⓘ
Iqaluit deep-water port (seasonal) → locatedIn → Frobisher Bay ⓘ
Iqaluit deep-water port (seasonal) → locatedOnWaterbody → Frobisher Bay ⓘ