Labrador | |
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Nickname: "The Big Land" | |
Motto: Munus splendidum mox explebitur (Latin for 'Our splendid task will soon be fulfilled') | |
Anthem: "Ode to Labrador" | |
Labrador (red) within Canada | |
Coordinates: 54°N 62°W / 54°N 62°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Ceded to Great Britain by the Treaty of Paris | 1763 |
Became part of the Province of Lower Canada | 1791 |
Transferred to Newfoundland Colony | 1809 |
Area | |
• Total | 294,330 km2 (113,640 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 26,655 |
• Density | 0.091/km2 (0.23/sq mi) |
Time zones | UTC−4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
UTC−3:30 (NST) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−2:30 (NDT) |
MP | 1 |
MHA | 4 |
Ethnic groups | English, Innu, Inuit, Métis |
Labrador (/ˈlæbrədɔːr/ LAB-rə-dor) is a geographic and cultural region within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the primarily continental portion of the province and constitutes 71% of the province's area but is home to only 6% of its population. It is separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle. It is the largest and northernmost geographical region in the four Atlantic provinces.[1]
Labrador occupies most of the eastern part of the Labrador Peninsula. It is bordered to the west and south by the province of Quebec. Labrador also shares a small land border with the territory of Nunavut on Killiniq Island.
The indigenous peoples of Labrador include the Northern Inuit of Nunatsiavut, the Southern Inuit-Métis of NunatuKavut, and the Innu of Nitassinan.[2]
... he had the consuming curiosity of the born explorer which must always see the other side of the hill or the other end of the river.
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