North of 53
Northern Manitoba is a geographic and cultural region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Manitoba originally encompassed only a small square around the Red River Colony, but it was extended north to the 60th parallel in 1912, thus acquiring a large northern region.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Churchill and Thompson.
Churchill
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Churchill is a community North of 53 in Manitoba, best known as the polar bear capital of the world, and only slightly less known as the beluga capital of the world.
Thompson
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Thompson, a city North of 53 in Manitoba, the largest city in northern Manitoba, and the third largest in the province. With a population of about 13,000, Thompson is the hub of the north. About 35% of the population is Indigenous.
Flin Flon
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Flin Flon is a city of about 5100 people North of 53 in Manitoba on the border with Saskatchewan. A small part of Flin Flon is located inside Saskatchewan, making it only one of two undivided border cities in Canada, although it is never enumerated as one of Saskatchewan's cities.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Wapusk National Park and The Pas.
Wapusk National Park
Wapusk National Park is a national park north of 53 in Manitoba. It is one of the least-visited national parks in the country, having only received 82 visitors in 2022–23.
The Pas
The Pas is a small town in northern Manitoba. The Pas is known as "Gateway to the North". It had about 5500 people in 2011, a population roughly split between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals.
Pisew Falls Provincial Park
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Pisew Falls Provincial Park is North of 53 in Manitoba, approximately midway between the small community of Wabowden and the much larger industrial and service centre of Thompson, Manitoba.
North of 53
- Type: region of Manitoba
- Description: region of Manitoba, Canada
- Also known as: “Northern Manitoba” and “Northern Region”
- Category: geographic location
- Location: Manitoba, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude of center
56.5° or 56° 30′ northLongitude of center
-97° or 97° westWikidata ID
Q4120896
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Ukrainian—“North of 53” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Norda Regiono”
- French: “Nord du 53e”
- French: “région du Nord”
- French: “Région du Nord”
- Indonesian: “Di Utara 53”
- Italian: “Manitoba settentrionale”
- Portuguese: “Região Norte de Manitoba”
- Russian: “Северная Манитоба”
- Russian: “Северная область”
- Spanish: “Región norte de Manitoba”
- Ukrainian: “Північна область”
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