Labrador

Labrador is the eastern mainland region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, bounded by Quebec, the Labrador Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Newfoundland and Labrador: A Canadian province comprising the island of Newfoundland and the mainland region of Labrador. Labrador is the province’s mainland region.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay: A town in central Labrador and the region’s largest population centre. It serves as Labrador’s principal inland service and transportation hub.
Innu: An Indigenous people whose traditional territory includes parts of Labrador and Quebec. Innu communities have longstanding ties to Labrador’s interior.
Churchill Falls Generating Station: A large hydroelectric power station on the Churchill River in Labrador, commissioned in 1971. Its long-term power contract became central to disputes over Labrador’s resource revenues.
Labrador Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Labrador, Greenland, and Baffin Island. This sea forms Labrador’s northeastern maritime boundary.
Churchill Falls: A major waterfall and hydroelectric site on the Churchill River in Labrador. Its hydroelectric development transformed Labrador’s economy and landscape.
Labrador Inuit: Inuit communities of Labrador with distinct cultural, linguistic, and historical traditions. Their presence and political organizing shaped Labrador’s northern history.
Lower Churchill Project: A hydroelectric development on the lower Churchill River, including the Muskrat Falls project. Its construction brought major economic, environmental, and social consequences to Labrador.
Quebec: A province of eastern Canada bordering Labrador to the west and south. The boundary between Quebec and Labrador has been historically disputed.
Nunatsiavut: An Inuit self-governing region in northern Labrador, established through a land-claims agreement. It is the homeland and governance region of Labrador Inuit.

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