Nitchequon
Nitchequon is a ghost town that was an inland trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the remote geographic centre of Quebec, Canada. It is believed to have operated during 1816–22, 1825 and 1834–1943.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Jamésie, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Nitchequon, Quebec”
Nitchequon
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Northern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
53.19795° or 53° 11′ 53″ north
Longitude
-70.90531° or 70° 54′ 19″ west
Elevation
534 metres (1,752 feet)
IATA airport code
YNI
United Nations Location Code
CA YNI
Open location code
975F53XV+5V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Irish—“Nitchequon” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Nitchequon”
- Dutch: “Nitchequon”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نيتشيكون”
- French: “Nitchequon”
- Irish: “Nitchequon”
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