Nain

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Nain is a remote coastal town in northern Labrador, Canada, known as the administrative center of the Inuit region of Nunatsiavut.

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Nain canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community
settlement
town
country Canada
foundedAsMissionBy Moravian Church
foundedBy Moravian missionaries
foundedIn 1771
governedBy Nunatsiavut Government
linked to: Nunatsiavut
governedWithin Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
hasAirport Nain Airport
hasAreaCode 709
hasClimate long cold winters
short cool summers
subarctic climate
hasCulturalInstitution Illusuak Cultural Centre
hasEconomicActivity fishing
hunting
public administration
tourism
trapping
hasFeature ice-affected marine environment
predominantly Inuit population
remote coastal location
hasIndigenousPeople Inuit
hasNearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Labrador Sea
hasOfficialLanguage English
Inuttitut
linked to: Inuktitut
hasPostalCodePrefix A0P
hasReligionHistory Moravian Church missions
isAdministrativeCapitalOf Nunatsiavut
isAdministrativeCenterOf Nunatsiavut
isNorthernmostPermanentSettlementIn Newfoundland and Labrador
isPartOf Inuit Nunangat
Northern Labrador Inuit homeland
linked to: Nunatsiavut
locatedIn Atlantic Canada
linked to: Maritime Provinces

Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nunatsiavut
locatedInTimeZone AST
Atlantic Time Zone
locatedOn coast of Labrador Sea
northern coast of Labrador
primaryAccessMode air
seasonal coastal boat service
usesDaylightSavingTime ADT

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