Thunder Bay (bay on Lake Superior)

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bay geographic feature

Thunder Bay is a large, semi-circular bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada, known for its historic shipping activity and proximity to the city of Thunder Bay.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → geographic feature →
adjacentTo	Fort William (former city) → Port Arthur (former city) → city of Thunder Bay →
basinCountry	Canada →
borderedBy	Sibley Peninsula to the east → mainland shore near Thunder Bay to the west →
climate	humid continental climate region →
country	Canada →
etymology	named for frequent thunderstorms observed in the area →
hasCoastlineOn	Ontario →
hasNearbyCity	Thunder Bay →
hasNearbyIslandGroup	Welcome Islands →
hasNearbyPromontory	Thunder Cape →
hasNearbySettlement	Pass Lake, Ontario →
hasPart	Caribou Island (Thunder Bay) → Edward Island Provincial Park vicinity → Flatland Island → Pie Island → Spar Island NERFINISHED → Thunder Cape → Welcome Islands →
hasPort	Port of Thunder Bay →
knownFor	grain shipping → historic shipping activity → lake freighter traffic →
locatedIn	Lake Superior →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Ontario →
locatedInRegion	Northern Ontario →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	Nipigon Bay region → mouth of Kaministiquia River →
locatedOn	north shore of Lake Superior →
locatedOnShoreOf	Lake Superior →
namedAfter	Thunder Bay, Ontario →
near	Sibley Peninsula → Sleeping Giant Provincial Park →
partOf	Great Lakes Basin → Lake Superior north shore →
shape	semi-circular →
usedFor	commercial shipping → fishing → recreational boating →
waterBody	Lake Superior NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thunder Bay →	namedAfter