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.Notable Places in the Area
Wabush Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Wabush Airport is 1 nautical mile northeast of Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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
Q2747599Wabush Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Cebuano: Wabush
- Chinese: 沃布什
- Chinese: 瓦布什
- Dutch: Wabush
- Finnish: Wabush
- French: Wabush
- German: Wabush
- Inuktitut: ᒍᐊᐴᔅ
- Japanese: ワブッシュ
- Polish: Wabush
- Portuguese: Wabush
- Portuguese: Wabush (Terra Nova e Labrador)
- Swedish: Wabush
- Turkish: Wabush
- Ukrainian: Вабуш
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