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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Blanc-Sablon canonical 1

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Statements (48)

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

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