Labrador
Labrador | |
|---|---|
| Etymology: Portuguese | |
| Nickname: "The Big Land" | |
| Motto: | |
| Anthem: "Ode to Labrador" | |
Labrador (red) within Canada | |
| Coordinates: 54°N 62°W / 54°N 62°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Ceded to Great Britain by the Treaty of Paris | 1763 |
| Became part of the Province of Lower Canada | 1791 |
| Transferred to Newfoundland Colony | 1809 |
| Area | |
• Total | 294,330 km2 (113,640 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 26,655 |
| • Density | 0.091/km2 (0.23/sq mi) |
| Time zones | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| UTC−3:30 (NST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−2:30 (NDT) |
| MP | 1 |
| MHA | 4 |
| Ethnic groups | English, Innu, Inuit, Métis |
Labrador (/ˈlæbrədɔːr/) 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.
The indigenous peoples of Labrador include the Northern Inuit of Nunatsiavut, the Southern Métis of NunatuKavut, and the Innu of Nitassinan.