Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay is a large bay on the of Lake Superior, in , , . The bay is bordered to the east by the at the southern tip of which is Thunder Cape, marking the entrance to the bay for ships approaching from the east.
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Thunder Bay

Latitude
48.4168° or 48° 25′ 1″ north
Longitude
-89.0001° or 89° 0′ 0″ west
Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)
Open location code
86WGCX8X+PX
Geo­Names ID
6166144
Wiki­data ID
Q9298873
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Thunder Bay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Thunder Bay
  • Cebuano: Thunder Bay
  • Chinese: 桑德湾
  • Chinese: 桑德灣
  • Dagbani: Thunder Bay
  • Dutch: Thunder Baai
  • Dutch: Thunder Bay
  • Esperanto: Tondrogolfo
  • French: baie Thunder
  • French: Baie Thunder
  • French: Thunder Bay
  • German: Thunder Bay
  • German: Thunder Bucht
  • Indonesian: Teluk Thunder
  • Japanese: サンダー湾
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Thunder Bay
  • Portuguese: Baía de Thunder
  • Swedish: Thunder Bay
  • Venetian: Baja de Thunder

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Papoose Islands and Wild Goose Point.

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