Churchill

E73626
human settlement town

Churchill is a small northern Canadian town on the shores of Hudson Bay, famous for its polar bear and beluga whale populations and its role as a prime location for viewing the Northern Lights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
accessibleBy air ⓘ
rail ⓘ
climate subarctic climate ⓘ
coastType Arctic coast ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
governingProvince Manitoba ⓘ
hasAirport Churchill Airport ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Hudson Bay ⓘ
hasFeature permafrost ⓘ
tundra landscape ⓘ
hasHarshWinters true ⓘ
hasIndustry ecotourism ⓘ
hasNearbyRiver Churchill River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPopulation small town ⓘ
hasPort Port of Churchill ⓘ
hasRailwayStation Churchill railway station ⓘ
isPrimeLocationFor Northern Lights observation ⓘ
knownAs Polar Bear Capital of the World ⓘ
knownFor International Dark Sky Places program ⓘ
surface form: Northern Lights viewing

beluga whales ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ
language Cree ⓘ
English ⓘ
Inuktitut ⓘ
locatedAtMouthOf Churchill River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Manitoba ⓘ
locatedInRegion Northern Manitoba ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNorthOf Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⓘ
surface form: Winnipeg
locatedOn Hudson Bay ⓘ
nearbyProtectedArea Wapusk National Park ⓘ
portLocatedOn Hudson Bay ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity tourism ⓘ
region Hudson Bay region ⓘ
surface form: Hudson Bay Lowlands
skyPhenomenon Aurora Borealis ⓘ
tourismAttraction Northern Lights tours ⓘ
beluga whale watching ⓘ
polar bear viewing ⓘ
tourismSeason Northern Lights season in winter ⓘ
beluga whale season in summer ⓘ
polar bear season in autumn ⓘ
transportOperator Via Rail ⓘ
surface form: VIA Rail
wildlife Arctic foxes ⓘ
beluga whales ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ

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Innisfil → adjacentCommunity → Churchill ⓘ
Manitoba → contains → Churchill ⓘ
West Oxfordshire → hasVillage → Churchill ⓘ