Definitions

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  • An arm of the Atlantic Ocean extending into southeast Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada.

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  • proper noun A bay at the southern end of Baffin Island.
  • proper noun Former name of Iqaluit (capital of Nunavut).

Etymologies

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The bay is named after Martin Frobisher, and the city is named after the bay.

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Examples

  • Until 1975, residents of Iqaluit, then called Frobisher Bay, enjoyed access to a retail liquor store.

    Nunatsiaq News - Online jimb@nunatsiaq.com 2010

  • Until 1975, residents of Iqaluit, then called Frobisher Bay, enjoyed access to a retail liquor store.

    Nunatsiaq News - Online jimb@nunatsiaq.com 2010

  • A vast area of the eastern Arctic waterways is ice-free; Frobisher Bay has not yet frozen over entirely, nor has Davis Strait.

    Dr. Reese Halter: Wild Weather Unleashed as Arctic Thaws Dr. Reese Halter 2011

  • A vast area of the eastern Arctic waterways is ice-free; Frobisher Bay has not yet frozen over entirely, nor has Davis Strait.

    Dr. Reese Halter: Wild Weather Unleashed as Arctic Thaws Dr. Reese Halter 2011

  • He was later knighted and had an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada named after him - Frobisher Bay.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Teena in Toronto 2007

  • He was later knighted and had an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada named after him - Frobisher Bay.

    Happy Thanksgiving Day! Teena in Toronto 2007

  • In a rare sight for this time of year, Frobisher Bay has not yet frozen over entirely.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

  • In a rare sight for this time of year, Frobisher Bay has not yet frozen over entirely.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

  • Iqaluit, which has more than 7,200 residents, is located at the head of Frobisher Bay.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2012

  • A good thing that didn't happen, because the first winter I lived in Frobisher Bay there was a storm, with the winds at 90 mph, gusting to 110 mph; yes, miles per hour; and yes, minus 30 degrees F.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Joe Fiorito 2011

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