Wabush
Wabush is a town in western Labrador, close to the Quebec border, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is known for its gold mining industry and its regional airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wabush Airport.
Wabush Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Wabush Airport is 1 nautical mile northeast of Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It serves Labrador West including Labrador City and Wabush as well as Fermont, Quebec.
Wabush
- Type: Town with 1,860 residents
- Description: town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Categories: town of Newfoundland and Labrador and locality
- Location: Wabush, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
52.9° or 52° 54′ northLongitude
-66.8702° or 66° 52′ 13″ westPopulation
1,860Elevation
590 metres (1,936 feet)IATA airport code
YWKUnited Nations Location Code
CA YWKOpen location code
974MV4XH+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1883311991OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
6174844Wikidata ID
Q2747599
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Wabush” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wabush”
- Chinese: “沃布什”
- Chinese: “瓦布什”
- Dutch: “Wabush”
- Finnish: “Wabush”
- French: “Wabush”
- German: “Wabush”
- Inuktitut: “ᒍᐊᐴᔅ”
- Japanese: “ワーブッシュ”
- Japanese: “ワブッシュ”
- Polish: “Wabush”
- Portuguese: “Wabush (Terra Nova e Labrador)”
- Portuguese: “Wabush”
- Spanish: “Wabush”
- Swedish: “Wabush”
- Turkish: “Wabush”
- Ukrainian: “Вабуш”
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