Frobisher Bay

Summary

Frobisher Bay is a bay^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Frobisher Bay is located in Nunavut^[3].
• Frobisher Bay is located in Qikiqtaaluk Region^[4].
• Frobisher Bay is in the country of Canada^[5].
• Frobisher Bay is on the body of water Davis Strait^[6].
• Frobisher Bay's image is recorded as 0201bay.jpg^[7].
• Frobisher Bay's instance of is recorded as bay^[8].
• Martin Frobisher is named after Frobisher Bay^[9].
• Frobisher Bay's inflows is recorded as Armshow River^[10].
• Frobisher Bay's inflows is recorded as York River^[11].
• Frobisher Bay's inflows is recorded as Jordan River^[12].
• Frobisher Bay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315149265^[13].
• Frobisher Bay's locator map image is recorded as FrobisherBayOMC.png^[14].
• Frobisher Bay's part of is recorded as Arctic Ocean^[15].
• Frobisher Bay's Commons category is recorded as Frobisher Bay^[16].
• Frobisher Bay's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 13768072^[17].
• Frobisher Bay's has part is recorded as Annapolis Strait^[18].
• Frobisher Bay's has part is recorded as Lefferts Island^[19].
• Frobisher Bay's has part is recorded as Harper Islands^[20].
• Frobisher Bay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 62.833333333333, 'lon': -66.583333333333}^[21].
• Frobisher Bay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0swsb^[22].
• Frobisher Bay's CGNDB unique ID is recorded as OAGBA^[23].
• Frobisher Bay's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10038048^[24].
• Frobisher Bay's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0028335^[25].
• Frobisher Bay's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[26].
• Frobisher Bay's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[27].

Body

Geography

Frobisher Bay is in the country of Canada^[5]. Located in include Nunavut^[3], a territory of Canada^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1999^[30] and Qikiqtaaluk Region^[4], a region of Nunavut^[31], in Canada^[32]. It is on the body of water Davis Strait^[6]. Its part of is recorded as Arctic Ocean^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Frobisher Bay's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10000'}^[33]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+265'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Frobisher Bay's instance of is recorded as bay^[8].

History and Context

Martin Frobisher is named after Frobisher Bay^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Frobisher Bay include Iqaluit^[35], a city^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1942^[38].

Why It Matters

Frobisher Bay ranks in the top 4% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include Iqaluit^[35], a city^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1942^[38].