[go: up one dir, main page]

Jump to content

Labrador, Canada

Coordinates: 54°20′00″N 61°44′57″W / 54.33333°N 61.74917°W / 54.33333; -61.74917
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Labrador
Flag of Labrador
Nickname: 
"The Big Land"
Motto(s): 
Latin: Munus splendidum mox explebitur, lit.'Our splendid task will soon be fulfilled'
Anthem: Ode to Labrador
Labrador (red) within Canada
Labrador (red) within Canada
Coordinates: 54°20′00″N 61°44′57″W / 54.33333°N 61.74917°W / 54.33333; -61.74917
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Founded1763
Area
 • Total294,330 km2 (113,640 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total26,655
 • Density0.091/km2 (0.23/sq mi)
Time zonesUTC−4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (ADT)
UTC−3:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−2:30 (NDT)
MP1
MHA4
Ethnic groupsEnglish, Innu, Inuit, Métis

Labrador is the part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada that is on the mainland. The Strait of Belle Isle to the east is between it and the island of Newfoundland in Atlantic Canada. To the south and west is the province of Quebec.

Not many people live in Labrador; in fact, only 8% of the population of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador lives in it, even though Labrador is twice as big as Newfoundland. Until the 1950s, most of the people who lived there were Aboriginals. Then some Europeans immigrated to the area and worked as merchants; these people were once called Settlers.

Other website

[change | change source]