Makkovik

Also known as Maggovik

Makkovik (Inuit: Maggovik) is a town in Labrador in eastern Canada. It had 365 residents in 2021. The main industry is snow crabbing and there is a fishing cooperative.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Makkovik
Settlement.other_name: Maggovik
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Offshore view of Makkovik, Labrador 4 (cropped).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 306px
Settlement.image_caption: View of Makkovik in 2023
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada Newfoundland and Labrador#Canada
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Makkovik in Labrador
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Newfoundland and Labrador
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Nunatsiavut
Settlement.established_title: Settled
Settlement.established_date: 1860
Settlement.established_title2: Incorporated

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Wikidata facts

Population: 377
Area: 1.97
Official website: www.makkovik.ca
Image: Offshore view of Makkovik, Labrador 4 (cropped).jpg

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inception: 1860-00-00
Commons category: Makkovik

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Makkovik (Inuit: Maggovik) is a town in Labrador in eastern Canada. It had 365 residents in 2021. The main industry is snow crabbing and there is a fishing cooperative.

Makkovik is only accessible by air or sea.