Labrador City

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mining town town

Labrador City is a mining-based town in western Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, known for its large iron ore operations and remote northern setting.

Aliases (2)

Labrador City Town Council ×1
Town of Labrador City ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mining town → town →
climate	subarctic climate →
continent	North America →
country	Canada →
economyBasedOn	iron ore operations →
foundedAs	company town →
foundedFor	iron ore mining development →
governingBody	Labrador City Town Council →
hasAreaCode	709 →
hasEconomicActivity	mineral export → resource extraction →
hasGeographicalCharacteristic	northern latitude → remote location →
hasInfrastructure	mining facilities → rail infrastructure for ore transport →
hasLandUse	industrial land use → residential areas for mine workers →
hasMajorEmployer	Iron Ore Company of Canada →
hasMayor	mayor of Labrador City →
hasNearbyCommunity	Wabush →
hasNearbyMine	Carol Lake iron ore mine →
hasPrimaryIndustry	iron ore mining → mining →
hasProvince	Newfoundland and Labrador →
hasRecreation	Menihek Nordic Ski Club → Smokey Mountain Ski Club →
hasRegion	Labrador →
hasSettlementType	town →
hasTransportation	Labrador City Airport → Trans-Labrador Highway →
knownFor	large iron ore operations → remote northern setting →
language	English →
locatedIn	Atlantic Canada → Labrador → Newfoundland and Labrador → eastern Canada →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Division No. 10, Newfoundland and Labrador →
locatedInNorthernPartOf	Newfoundland and Labrador →
locatedInTimeZone	Atlantic Time Zone →
locatedNear	Quebec–Labrador border →
officialName	Town of Labrador City →
partOf	Labrador West region →
postalCodePrefix	A2V →
servedByRailway	Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway →
twinCity	Wabush →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Labrador City ("Labrador City Town Council") →	governingBody
Labrador →	hasCity
Newfoundland and Labrador →	hasTown
Churchill Falls →	nearestMajorCentre
Labrador City ("Town of Labrador City") →	officialName