Labrador

and Nunatsiavut Coast

By World Wild Places

August 25^th, 2018

Labrador coast was visited by vikings in 11th century, making it the first area in the New World that been discovered by europeans. Most of the region is wilderness with a population of 30,000 people.

The 1,247 km (775 mi) Trans-Labrador Highway is known as one of the loneliest roads in the world. It was built in 1992, a large part of it is paved now and it might be paved all the way in the next few years.

Battle Harbour was first established in the 1770s and was considered as the unofficial capital of Labrador before the resettlement in 1960s due to collapse of cod fishery and the fire.

Nunatsiavut Marine operates the Northern Ranger vessel during the warmer months. On a week days it makes a trip from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Nain, it takes 5 days to get there and back. On a weekends it goes south to Cartwright.

The other option to get to the communities would be by air and snowmobiles in the winter.

Lake Melville and Mealy Mountains

Nunatsiavut become self-governance land of Labrador Inuit in 2005. There is five permanent communities along the coast, with a total population of over 2200 people.

Nain is the northernmost permanent settlement in Labrador and an administrative capital of Nunatsiavut. It is also the largest town on the Labrador coast with a population of 1400 people.