Labrador Peninsula

Geography of Labrador Peninsula - Quebec-Labrador Peninsula
ContinentNorth America
RegionEastern Canada
Area
  Total1,400,000 km2 (540,000 sq mi)
  Land88%
  Water12%
Highest pointMount Caubvick
Lowest pointSea level
Longest riverLa Grande River
Largest lakeCaniapiscau Reservoir
ClimateLargely subarctic
TerrainFlat and rolling except in the Torngat, Otish and Laurentian mountain ranges.

The Labrador Peninsula, also called Quebec-Labrador Peninsula, is a large peninsula in eastern Canada. It is bounded by Hudson Bay to the west, the Hudson Strait to the north, the Labrador Sea to the east, Strait of Belle Isle and the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the southeast. The peninsula includes the region of Labrador, which is part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the regions of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Côte-Nord, and Nord-du-Québec, which are in the province of Quebec. It has an area of 1,400,000 km2 (541,000 sq mi).