Frobisher
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In places:
- Frobisher, SaskatchewanFrobisher, Saskatchewan- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:*******-Footnotes:...
- Frobisher BayFrobisher BayFrobisher Bay is a relatively large inlet of the Labrador Sea in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the southeastern corner of Baffin Island...
, a bay in Baffin Island, named after Martin Frobisher - Frobisher Bay, the former name of a town in Baffin Island, Canada, now known as Iqaluit
- Frobisher County Primary School, Jaywick, Essex, UK
- Frobisher LakeFrobisher LakeFrobisher Lake is a lake of Saskatchewan, Canada, located just south of Clearwater River, in northern Saskatchewan. It discharges into Churchill Lake and is thus part of the Churchill River drainage system. There is no road access...
, a lake in central Saskatchewan
In people:
- Martin FrobisherMartin FrobisherSir Martin Frobisher was an English seaman who made three voyages to the New World to look for the Northwest Passage...
(c. 1535–1594), English sailor and explorer - Benjamin FrobisherBenjamin FrobisherBenjamin Frobisher was born in England, the son of Joseph Frobisher and Rachel Hargrave and immigrated to Canada about 1763...
(1742–1787), Canadian fur trader - Joseph FrobisherJoseph FrobisherJoseph Frobisher was a fur trader and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Halifax, England in 1740 and came to Quebec with his brother Benjamin around 1763; their brother Thomas joined them around 1769...
(1740–1810), Canadian fur trader and politician, brother of Benjamin Frobisher - Benjamin Joseph FrobisherBenjamin Joseph FrobisherBenjamin Joseph Frobisher was a fur trader and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal, the son of Joseph Frobisher, and studied in England. In 1799, he joined the North West Company and travelled west, becoming clerk in the English River department. He later worked as a clerk for...
(1782–1821), Canadian fur trader and politian, son of Joseph Frobisher
In fiction:
- Frobisher (Doctor Who)Frobisher (Doctor Who)Frobisher is a fictional character who appeared in the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who in the 1980s. He was a companion of the Sixth and Seventh Doctors...
, a character from the comic strips based on the television series Doctor Who - Buck Frobisher, a character in the television series Due SouthDue SouthDue South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie...
- Robert Frobisher, a fictional amanuensis and composer from the novel Cloud Atlas
- Arthur Frobisher, a fictional villainous billionaire in the television series DamagesDamages (TV series)Damages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the DirecTV channel Audience Network after originally airing on FX and is produced by the creators' own...
In ships:
- HMS FrobisherHMS FrobisherTwo ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Frobisher, after the Elizabethan explorer and adventurer Martin Frobisher:*HMS Frobisher was renamed HMS Parker in 1915, before being launched the following year as an Improved Marksman class destroyer leader.*HMS Frobisher was a Hawkins-class...
, two ships of the Royal Navy