19 Facts About Labrador

Labrador is a geographic and cultural region within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Labrador occupies most of the eastern part of the Labrador Peninsula.

Indigenous peoples of Labrador include the Northern Inuit of Nunatsiavut, the Southern Inuit-Metis of NunatuKavut, and the Innu of Nitassinan.

Labrador has a roughly triangular shape that encompasses the easternmost section of the Canadian Shield, a sweeping geographical region of thin soil and abundant mineral resources.

Northern Labrador's climate is classified as polar, while Southern Labrador's climate is classified as subarctic.

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From Cape Chidley to Hamilton Inlet, the long, thin, northern tip of Labrador holds the Torngat Mountains, named after an Inuit spirit believed to inhabit them.

Central Labrador extends from the shores of Lake Melville into the interior.

Western Labrador is home to the Iron Ore Company of Canada, which operates a large iron ore mine in Labrador City.

Early settlement in Labrador was tied to the sea as demonstrated by the Innu and Inuit, although these peoples made significant forays throughout the interior.

Labrador means husbandman or farmer of a tract of land – the land of the labourer.

Quite poor, both European and First Nations settlements along coastal Labrador came to benefit from cargo and relief vessels that were operated as part of the Grenfell Mission .

Labrador played strategic roles during both World War II and the Cold War.

Present community of Labrador West is entirely a result of the iron ore mining activities in the region.

Route 389 and the Trans-Labrador Highway were added to Canada's National Highway System in September 2005.

Formerly, Labrador was part of a riding that included part of the Island of Newfoundland.

Labrador is divided into four provincial electoral districts in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.

In 1809 Labrador was transferred from Lower Canada to the Newfoundland Colony, but the inland boundary of Labrador had never been precisely stated.

Labrador's Innu became status Indians under the Indian Act in 2002.

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador refuses to recognise or negotiate with the Inuit of NunatuKavut until their claim has been accepted by the Government of Canada.