Nain, northern Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Nain, in northern Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, is a remote Inuit community and the northernmost permanent settlement in the province, serving as an important cultural and administrative center for the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Inuit community
settlement
town
administeredBy Nunatsiavut Government
areaCode 709
continent North America
country Canada
ethnicMajority Inuit
foundedAsMissionBy Moravian Church
foundedIn 1771
governedAs Inuit community government
hasAirport Nain Airport
hasClimate long cold winters
short cool summers
subarctic climate
hasCulturalInstitution Illusuak Cultural Centre
hasEconomicActivity fishing
hunting
public sector employment
trapping
hasEducationalFacility K–12 school
hasIndigenousTerritoryStatus part of Labrador Inuit Land Claims Area
hasPopulationCharacteristic small population
hasPrimaryHealthcareFacility local clinic
hasReligiousHeritage Moravian
hasTraditionalLanguage Labrador Inuttitut
hasTransportationLimitation no road connection to provincial highway network
isAdministrativeCentreOf Nunatsiavut
isCulturalCentreOf Inuit of northern Labrador
Nunatsiavut
isNorthernmostPermanentSettlementOf Newfoundland and Labrador
isNorthernmostTownOf Newfoundland and Labrador
locatedIn Atlantic Canada
Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
northern Labrador
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
coast of Labrador Sea
nearestLargeCentre Happy Valley-Goose Bay
officialLanguage English
Inuttitut
linked to: Inuktitut
postalCodePrefix A0P
primaryAccessMode air
seasonal coastal ferry
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone

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Nain Airport location Nain, northern Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada