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

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