Waskaganish
Waskaganish is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages), and ordinary villages.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 2,200 residents
- Description: Cree village municipality in Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ Waskaganish”
- Neighbors: Baie-James
Waskaganish
- Categories: Cree village and locality
- Location: Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
51.47755° or 51° 28′ 39″ northLongitude
-78.74989° or 78° 44′ 60″ westPopulation
2,200Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)IATA airport code
YKQOpen location code
9733F7H2+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 107363380OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Atikamekw to Turkish—“Waskaganish” goes by many names.
- Atikamekw: “Waskaganish”
- French: “Fort Rupert”
- French: “Rupert House”
- French: “Waskaganish”
- Spanish: “Waskaganish”
- Turkish: “Waskaganish”
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