Thunder Bay

city in Thunder Bay District, province of 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 (381 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 image is recorded as Thunder Bay skyline.JPG[6].
  • Thunder Bay's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Thunder Bay's instance of is recorded as single-tier municipality[8].
  • Thunder Bay's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • Thunder Bay's flag image is recorded as Flag of Thunder Bay.svg[10].
  • Thunder Bay's shares border with is recorded as Unorganized Thunder Bay District[11].
  • Thunder Bay's shares border with is recorded as Oliver Paipoonge[12].
  • Thunder Bay's coat of arms image is recorded as Thunder Bay Arms.svg[13].
  • Thunder Bay is named after Thunder Bay[14].
  • Thunder Bay's logo image is recorded as Thunder Bay Logo.svg[15].
  • Thunder Bay's flag is recorded as flag of Thunder Bay[16].
  • Thunder Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Keelung[17].
  • Thunder Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Little Canada[18].
  • Thunder Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Duluth[19].
  • Thunder Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gifu[20].
  • Thunder Bay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151298533[21].
  • Thunder Bay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82164460[22].
  • Thunder Bay's postal code is recorded as P7A−P7G • P7J−P7K[23].
  • Thunder Bay's Commons category is recorded as Thunder Bay, Ontario[24].
  • Thunder Bay's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 7596931[25].
  • Thunder Bay's local dialing code is recorded as 807[26].
  • +1683-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Thunder Bay[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's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+447.5'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+199'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+108359'}[30], {'amount': '+107909'}[31], and {'amount': '+108843'}[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[7], single-tier municipality[8], and big city[9].

History and Context

+1683-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Thunder Bay[27]. It is named after it[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Thunder Bay include Thunder Bay International Airport[33], an international airport[34], in Canada[35].

Why It Matters

Thunder Bay ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (381 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Thunder Bay International Airport[33], an international airport[34], in Canada[35].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . thunderbay.ca. thunderbay.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . canadainternational.gc.ca. canadainternational.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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. [30] . Canada 2011 Census. wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Canada 2016 Census. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Canada 2021 Census. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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