Thunder Bay, ON is rocky with tall mountains and many bushes throughout the city. We also have a large body of water called "Thunder Bay". Thunder Bay is a large bay that is located on the north shore of Lake Superior. This bay measures to be about 50 km long and 22 km wide. Mount Mckay is a big piece of landform. It is a mountain that is better known as "The Sleeping Giant." Mount McKay is a mountain with many trees on it and water surrounding the island. Forest are a big part of our city because there are many aboriginals that live off of them. There are also a lot of wildlife throughout our city which some people survive off of.
Climate
The climate in Thunder Bay experiences all four seasons, with hot summer days and cold winters. The warmth starts later in to the year unlike most of Ontario. The temperature starts to rise around April and May. Days in the summer are usually long, sunny days and cooling down at night. Sometimes the days will be as long as 16 hours in July and August. The climate here is great for outdoor sports such as Boating, biking, sailing, swimming, golfing and more.
Soil and Vegetation
Thunder Bay is right by a transition zone of two different forest types "The Boreal Forest" and "The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Forest." The Boreal forest mostly consist of Black spruce, jack pine, balsam fir, tamarack, cedar and white spruce. The most common are Trembling aspen and white birch. The wet-climate soil in Thunder Bay makes it great for farming and growing many crops throughout the year.
Extreme Weather
Thunder Bay gets quite a bit of snowfall during the year but one of the bigger storms happened in February of 2015. This storm reached a high of -17 around midday but in the morning the temperature was about -37 and felt as cold as -44. This storm dropped nearly 32 cm of snow in just 24 hours. Also during these 24 hours there were 53 reported collisions.