Whapmagoostui

Whapmagoostui is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern ; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages, and ordinary villages.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: Cree village municipality in Quebec, Canada
  • Also known as: “Wâpimâkuštui”
  • Neighbors:

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuarapik.

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is the northernmost Cree village in , Canada, located at the mouth of the on the coast of in . About 906 Cree with about 650 Inuit, living in the neighbouring village of . is situated 5 km north of Whapmagoostui.

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and neighbouring Whapmagoostui are twin villages with a total of about 1800 people in in the far north of Quebec. sits at the mouth of the Grande-Baleine River on the coast of Hudson Bay.

Whapmagoostui

Latitude
55.23081° or 55° 13′ 51″ north
Longitude
-77.72959° or 77° 43′ 47″ west
Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)
Open location code
977467JC+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 472231502
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
6179836
Wiki­data ID
Q469460
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In Other Languages

From Atikamekw to Turkish—“Whapmagoostui” goes by many names.
  • Atikamekw: “Whapmagoostui”
  • Dutch: “Whapmagoostui”
  • French: “Whapmagoostui”
  • German: “Whapmagoostui”
  • Italian: “Whapmagoostui”
  • Turkish: “Whapmagoostui”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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