Churchill Falls

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company town settlement

Churchill Falls is a remote company town in western Labrador, Canada, best known for its massive hydroelectric generating station on the Churchill River.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador 2

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf company town ⓘ
settlement ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
developedFor hydroelectric project workforce ⓘ
governingBody Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited ⓘ
hasAirport Churchill Falls Airport ⓘ
hasAreaCode 709 ⓘ
hasClimate subarctic climate ⓘ
hasEducationalFacility local school for employees’ families ⓘ
hasFeature company-owned housing ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
hasHydroelectricStation Churchill Falls Generating Station ⓘ
hasPostalCodePrefix A0R ⓘ
hasRecreationFacility company recreation complex ⓘ
hydroelectricStationCapacity approximately 5400 MW ⓘ
hydroelectricStationCommissioned 1970s ⓘ
hydroelectricStationOperator Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited ⓘ
knownFor Churchill Falls Generating Station ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
locatedIn Labrador ⓘ
province of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
Hudson Bay region ⓘ
surface form: western Labrador
locatedInRegion Labrador ⓘ
surface form: Labrador interior
locatedOnRiver Churchill River ⓘ
nearestMajorCentre Happy Valley-Goose Bay ⓘ
Labrador City ⓘ
populationCharacteristic population closely tied to hydroelectric operations ⓘ
small permanent population ⓘ
powerSoldTo Hydro-Québec ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro ⓘ
primaryEmployer Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited ⓘ
servedBy Trans-Labrador Highway ⓘ
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone ⓘ

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Churchill River → flowsThrough → Churchill Falls ⓘ
this entity surface form: Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador
Labrador → hasTown → Churchill Falls ⓘ
Churchill River → hasWaterfall → Churchill Falls ⓘ
Churchill River → passesNear → Churchill Falls ⓘ
this entity surface form: Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador