Port Nelson, Manitoba
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Port Nelson, Manitoba is a remote, abandoned harbor site on Hudson Bay that was once planned as a major shipping terminus for northern Manitoba but was never fully completed or used.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abandoned harbor site
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ghost town ⓘ |
| access | remote and difficult to access ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| connectedToProject | Hudson Bay Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 57.0667°N 92.5667°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical site
ⓘ
site of ruins ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | never fully completed ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
planned railway port
ⓘ
planned shipping terminus ⓘ |
| hasPart |
derelict bridge piers
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remains of concrete structures ⓘ remains of rail embankments ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre–World War I development era ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
grain export terminal
ⓘ
ocean shipping port ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Manitoba
NERFINISHED
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Northern Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Unorganized Division No. 23, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInEcosystem |
coastal wetland
ⓘ
tundra transition zone ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Hudson Bay Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Hudson Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOfWatercourse | Nelson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nelson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | York Factory (historic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hudson Bay drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayTerminusPlannedFor | Hudson Bay Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbandonment |
decision to move terminus to Churchill
ⓘ
engineering difficulties ⓘ high construction costs ⓘ shifting sandbars ⓘ strong tides and currents ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Port of Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | construction of artificial island for port facilities ⓘ |
| significantFor |
example of failed megaproject
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history of northern Manitoba transportation ⓘ |
| startDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| status | abandoned ⓘ |
| usedFor | never fully used as major port ⓘ |
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