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Definition: Labrador from Philip's Encyclopedia

Mainland part of Newfoundland province, E Canada, bordered W and S by Québec, and E by the Atlantic Ocean. John Cabot visited the coast in 1498. It passed to Britain under the Treaty of Paris (1736). In 1949, Labrador became part of Canada. It is mountainous with an indented coastline. The inland granite plateau is forested, with many lakes and rivers. Industries: timber, fishing, iron ore mining, hydroelectric power. Area: 292,220sq km (112,830sq mi).

Labrador

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Area in northeastern Canada, part of the province of Newfoundland , lying between Ungava Bay on the northwest, the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and the Strait of Belle Isle on the southeast; area 266,060 sq km/102,730 sq mi; population (2001 est) 27,900. The most easterly part of the North American mainland, Labrador consists primarily of a gently sloping plateau with an irregular coastline of numerous bays, fjords, inlets, and cliffs (60–120 m/200–400 ft high). Its industries include fisheries, timber and pulp, and the mining of various minerals, especially iron ore. Hydroelectric resources include Churchill Falls, where one of the world's largest underground power houses is situated (opened in 1971). There is a Canadian Air Force base at Goose Bay on Lake Melville. Many of the small coastal settlements are inhabited primarily by aboriginal groups. The region includes much of northern Québec and the mainland area of Newfoundland. The greater part of the peninsula, the territory of…
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Full text Article Labrador

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Area in northeastern Canada, part of the province of Newfoundland , lying between Ungava Bay on the northwest, the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and the Strait of Belle Isle on the southeast; area 266,060 sq km/102,730 sq mi; population (2001 est) 27,900. The most easterly part of the North American…
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Full text Article Labrador

From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Large peninsula, Canada, divided bet. Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec provs.; 625,000 sq. mi. (1,618,750 sq. km.). See new quebec ungava . Mainland section of Newfoundland and Labrador prov., Canada, ab. one fifth of Labrador Penin.; 112,826 sq. mi. or 292,219 sq. km. (land area 102,485 sq. mi. …
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Full text Article Labrador Current

From Science Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia of Marine Science
The Labrador Current is a cold current that flows...
The Labrador Current is a cold, low-salinity current flowing southeastward along the Labrador Coast, where some of the cold water enters the Gulf of St. Lawrence and some becomes the Nova Scotia Current. The Nova Scotia Current passes around the southern tip of Nova Scotia, where it enters the Gulf…
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Full text Article Epiphany (Labrador)

From Cultural Studies: Holidays Around the World
The naluyuks that visit children on EPIPHANY in Labrador, Canada, are a combination of Santa Claus and the bogeyman. They go from house to house on January 6, their bodies covered in bearskin or an oversized coat with a mask over their faces and a stick in their hands along with a bag of gifts that…
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Labrador Tea: Rhododendron groenlandicum
Taxonomy Name currently accepted: Rhododendron groenlandicum Authority: (Oeder) Kron & Judd Taxonomic serial no.: 520050 ( ITIS, 2016 ) Synonyms: Ledum groeniandicum Oeder, Ledum palustre subsp. groeniandrum (Oeder) Hulten. Family: Ericaceae (Kingdom: Plantae ; Subkingdom: Viridiplantae ; …
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Full text Article Labrador

From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
The part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the North American mainland. Controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company in the 1800s, the area was claimed by Quebec until 1927, when it was awarded to Newfoundland. Labrador is located on the northeast portion of the Labrador Peninsula, …
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Full text Article Labrador-Ungava

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(lăb'rӘdôr´´-Әngā'vӘ, –Әngäv'Ә), peninsular region of E Canada, c.550,000 sq mi (1,424,500 sq km), bounded on the W by Hudson Bay, on the N by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay, on the E by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the S by the St. Lawrence River. It is very sparsely populated. The western four fifths…
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Full text Article Labrador

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Large peninsula, northeastern Canada. Divided between the provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, it occupies an area of about 625,000 sq mi (1,620,000 sq km). Its highest mountains are over 5,000 ft (1,520 m), and its coast is lined with islands. It forms the easternmost portion of the…
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Full text Article Newfoundland and Labrador

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
A fishing village on Conception Bay, Newfoundland...
Province, one of the four Atlantic Provinces of Canada . Area: 156,453 sq mi (405,212 sq km). Population: (2011) 514,536. Capital: St. John’s . Consisting of the island of Newfoundland and a mainland sector, Labrador , to the northwest, it is bounded by Quebec and extends into the North Atlantic…
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Full text Article Newfoundland and Labrador

From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Province of Canada, consisting of island of Newfoundland (see newfoundland ) and Labrador ( q.v. ); ✽ St. John's. See table at canada . St. John's, Mount Pearl, Corner Brook, all of which are on Newfoundland I. Evidence of prehistoric inhabitants throughout region; coastal areas probably explored…
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