Blanc-Sablon

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Blanc-Sablon is a small coastal community in eastern Quebec, Canada, known as a remote fishing and ferry port near the Labrador border.

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Blanc-Sablon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
village
airportIATACode YBX
airportICAOCode CYBX
areaCode 418
581
borderWith Newfoundland and Labrador
climate maritime-influenced climate
subarctic climate
coastType rocky coastline with sandy areas
country Canada
daylightSavingTimeUTCOffset −03:00
elevation approximately 10 metres above sea level
governingBody Municipality of Blanc-Sablon
hasAirport Blanc-Sablon Airport
hasMinorityLanguage English
hasService ferry link to Newfoundland and Labrador
hasSettlement Blanc-Sablon village centre
Brador
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon
hasTransportRole terminus of coastal ferry services along Lower North Shore
isCoastalCommunity true
isFerryPort true
isFishingPort true
isRemoteCommunity true
locatedEastOf Havre-Saint-Pierre
locatedIn Lower North Shore of Quebec
eastern Quebec
locatedOn Blanc-Sablon Bay
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
locatedWestOf L'Anse-au-Clair, Newfoundland and Labrador
nameLanguageOfOrigin French
nameMeaning white sand
near Labrador border
officialLanguage French
populationCharacteristic small population
postalCodePrefix G0G
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
province Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
region Côte-Nord
regionalCountyMunicipality Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent
roadAccess Route 138
Trans-Labrador Highway (via nearby Labrador communities)
secondaryEconomicActivity tourism
servedBy MV Bella Desgagnés
Relais Nordik ferry service
standardTimeUTCOffset −04:00
timezone Atlantic Time Zone

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