Frobisher Bay
Americannoun
noun
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an inlet of the Atlantic in NE Canada, in the SE coast of Baffin Island
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the former name of Iqaluit
Example Sentences
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Then he flew to Iqaluit, Nunvut's capital, a city of 7,700 that sits among rocky hills overlooking Frobisher Bay, covered in ground-hugging purple flowers and the rare tree.
From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2022
Wilman said hunters have complained of the increasing danger of venturing onto the thinning ice over Frobisher Bay that they traverse to reach their camps.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2015
Iqaluit, a town of 7,500 on Frobisher Bay, has been adapting to climate change for a decade.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2015
Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan delayed his closing press-conference Saturday so he and his aides could go dog sledding on frozen Frobisher Bay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2010
After proceeding about 60 m. up this “mistaken strait,” Frobisher with apparent reluctance turned back, and after many bufferings and separations the fleet at last came to anchor in Frobisher Bay.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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