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Thunder Bay (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 48 27 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 48.4500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 089 12 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -89.2000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in W central Ontario; is industrial center for shipbuilding, woodworking, brewing, manufacturing, lumbering & fishing; gold, copper, silver & iron are mined nearby. |
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| Thunder Bay (preferred,C,V,O)
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| Lakehead (C,V)
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| Fort William (H,V)
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............ | originated early 19th cen. |
| Port Arthur (H,V)
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............ | developed 1850s |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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created with merger of Fort William & Port Arthur in 1970 |
| port (C) |
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| transportation center (B) |
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| educational center (C) |
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Lakehead University founded 1965 |
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