Labrador
Also known as Nunatsuak
Labrador () 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.
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Labrador is a large geographic region within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador that makes up 71% of the province's total area but has only 6% of its population. It is the largest and northernmost region in Canada's Atlantic provinces and is separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle.
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- Labrador
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- Flag of Labrador.svg
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- "Ode to Labrador"
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- "The Big Land"
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- Portuguese
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- Country
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- Canada
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- Province
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- Newfoundland and Labrador
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- Labrador (red) within Canada
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- Ceded to Great Britain by the Treaty of Paris
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25 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- 20th century
- Geography
- North Coast
- Nunatsiavut
- Central Labrador
- Western Labrador
- South Coast
- NunatuKavut
- Labrador Straits
- Time zones of Labrador
- Climate of Labrador
- Natural features
- Boundary dispute
- Self-government
- Indigenous self-government
- Demographics
- Communities
- Composition
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Labrador () 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.
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.
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