Labrador Peninsula

Summary

Labrador Peninsula is a peninsula^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Labrador Peninsula is located in Newfoundland and Labrador^[3].
• Labrador Peninsula is located in Quebec^[4].
• Labrador Peninsula is in the country of Canada^[5].
• Labrador Peninsula is on the body of water James Bay^[6].
• Labrador Peninsula is on the body of water Hudson Strait^[7].
• Labrador Peninsula is on the body of water Labrador Sea^[8].
• Labrador Peninsula is on the body of water Gulf of Saint Lawrence^[9].
• Labrador Peninsula is on the body of water Hudson Bay^[10].
• Labrador Peninsula is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[11].
• Labrador Peninsula's image is recorded as Labrador-Peninsula.PNG^[12].
• Labrador Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[13].
• João Fernandes Lavrador is named after Labrador Peninsula^[14].
• Labrador Peninsula's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 246514375^[15].
• Labrador Peninsula's GND ID is recorded as 4033939-7^[16].
• Labrador Peninsula's locator map image is recorded as Labrador-Peninsula.PNG^[17].
• Labrador Peninsula's part of is recorded as North America^[18].
• Labrador Peninsula's Commons category is recorded as Labrador^[19].
• Labrador Peninsula's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55, 'lon': -69}^[20].
• Labrador Peninsula's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.00027, 'lon': -70.99884}^[21].
• Labrador Peninsula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0mgsx^[22].
• Labrador Peninsula's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge384810^[23].
• Labrador Peninsula's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0036215^[24].
• Labrador Peninsula's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4^[25].
• Labrador Peninsula's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Labrador Peninsula's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6100991^[27].

Body

Geography

Labrador Peninsula is in the country of Canada^[5]. Located in include Newfoundland and Labrador^[3], a province of Canada^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1949^[30] and Quebec^[4], a province of Canada^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1867^[33]. Adjacent water bodies include James Bay^[6], a bay^[34], in Canada^[35]; Hudson Strait^[7], a strait^[36], in Canada^[37]; Labrador Sea^[8], a sea^[38], in Canada^[39]; Gulf of Saint Lawrence^[9], a gulf^[40], in Canada^[41]; Hudson Bay^[10], an inland sea^[42], in Canada^[43]; and Atlantic Ocean^[11], an ocean^[44]. Its part of is recorded as North America^[18].

Physical Characteristics

Labrador Peninsula's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1400000'}^[45].

Designation and Status

Labrador Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[13].

History and Context

João Fernandes Lavrador is named after Labrador Peninsula^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Labrador Peninsula include labradorite^[46], a mineral variety^[47] and Labrador Current^[48], an ocean current^[49], in Canada^[50].

Why It Matters

Labrador Peninsula ranks in the top 7% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for it include labradorite^[46], a mineral variety^[47] and Labrador Current^[48], an ocean current^[49], in Canada^[50].