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( July 2012 ) Labrador Nunatsuak ( Inuttitut ) Region Flag Symbol Motto : Munus splendidum mox explebitur ( Latin ) `` Our splendid task will soon be fulfilled '' Nickname : `` The Big Land '' Country Canada Province Newfoundland and Labrador Borders on Quebec Nunavut Largest settlement Happy Valley - Goose Bay Highest point Mount Caubvick - elevation 1,652 m ( 5,420 ft ) Area 294,330 km ( 113,641 sq mi ) - water 31,340 km ( 12,100 sq mi ) Population 27,197 ( 2016 ) Founded 1763 MP MHA Ethnic groups English, Innu, Inuit, Métis Labrador / ˈlæbrədɔːr / LAB - rə - dor is the distinct northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle. It is the largest and northernmost geographical region in Atlantic Canada. Labrador occupies the eastern part of the Labrador Peninsula. It is bordered to the west and the south by the Canadian province of Quebec. Labrador also shares a small land border with the Canadian territory of Nunavut on Killiniq Island. Though Labrador covers 71 percent of the province 's land area, it has only 8 percent of the province 's population. The aboriginal peoples of Labrador include the Northern Inuit of Nunatsiavut, the Southern Inuit - Métis of Nunatukavut ( NunatuKavut ), and the Innu. Many of the non-aboriginal population in Labrador did not permanently settle in Labrador until the natural resource developments of the 1940s and 1950s. Before the 1950s, very few non-aboriginal people lived in Labrador year - round. The few European immigrants who worked seasonally for foreign merchants and brought their families were known as Settlers. Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 2.1 Nunatsiavut 2.2 Central Labrador 2.3 Western Labrador 2.4 Nunatukavut 2.5 The Straits 2.6 Time zone 3 History 3.1 Early history 3.2 20th century 4 Boundary dispute 5 Self - government 6 Timeline 7 Demographics 8 Natural features 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links Etymology Labrador is named after João Fernandes Lavrador, a Portuguese explorer who explored the coasts of the Peninsula in 1498 - 99. Geography This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2015 ) Map of Labrador. Labrador has a roughly triangular shape that encompasses the easternmost section of the Canadian Shield, a sweeping geographical region of thin soil and abundant mineral resources. Its western border with Quebec is the drainage divide of the Labrador Peninsula. Lands that drain into the Atlantic Ocean are part of Labrador, while lands that drain into Hudson Bay are part of Quebec. Northern Labrador 's climate is classified as polar, while Southern Labrador 's climate is classified as subarctic. Labrador can be divided into four geographical regions : the North Coast, Central Labrador, Western Labrador, and the South Coast. Each of those regions is described below. Nunatsiavut From Cape Chidley to Hamilton Inlet, the long thin northern tip of Labrador holds the Torngat Mountains, named after an Inuit spirit believed to inhabit them. The mountains stretch along the coast from Port Manvers to Cape Chidley, the northernmost point of Labrador. The Torngat Mountain range is also home to Mount Caubvick, the highest point in the province. This area is predominantly Inuit, with the small Innu community of Natuashish being the exception. The north coast is the most isolated region of Labrador, with snowmobiles, boats, and planes being the only modern modes of transportation. The largest community in this region is Nain. Nunatsiavut is an Inuit self - government region in Labrador created on June 23, 2000. The Settlement area comprises the majority of Labrador 's North Coast, while the land - use area also includes land farther to the interior and in Central Labrador. Nain is the administrative center of Nunatsiavut. Icy Labrador coast and Kiglapait Mountains on the north coast of Labrador Central Labrador Central Labrador extends from the shores of Lake Melville into the interior. It contains the Churchill River, the largest river in Labrador and one of the largest in Canada. The hydroelectric dam at Churchill Falls is the second largest underground power station in the world. Most of the supply is bought by Hydro - Québec under a long - term contract. The Lower Churchill Project will develop the remaining potential of the river and supply it to provincial consumers. Known as `` the heart of the Big Land '', the area 's population comprises people from all groups and regions of Labrador. Central Labrador is also home to Happy Valley -- Goose Bay. Once a refueling point for plane convoys to Europe in World War II, CFB Goose Bay is now a NATO tactical flight training site and was an alternate landing zone for the Space Shuttle. Other major communities in the area are North West River and the large Indian reserve Sheshatshiu. Western Labrador The highlands above the Churchill Falls was once an ancient hunting ground for the Innu First Nations and settled trappers of Labrador. After the construction of the hydroelectric dam at Churchill Falls in 1970, the Smallwood Reservoir has flooded much of the old hunting land, and submerged several gravesites and trapping cabins. Western Labrador is also home to the Iron Ore Company of Canada, which operates a large iron ore mine in Labrador City. Together with the small community of Wabush, the two towns are known as `` Labrador West ''. Aerial view of Kami, Labrador NunatuKavut From Hamilton Inlet to Cape Charles / St. Lewis, Nunatukavut is the territory of the Central - Southern Labrador Inuit, formerly known as the Labrador Métis. The region is peppered with tiny Inuit fishing communities, of which Cartwright is the largest. The straits From Cape Charles to the Quebec / Labrador coastal border. Like NunatuKavut, the straits is also known for its Labrador sea grass and the multitude of icebergs that pass by the coast via the Labrador Current. Red Bay is known as one of the best examples of a preserved 16th - century Basque whaling station. It is also the location of four 16th - century Spanish galleons. The lighthouse at Point Amour is the second largest lighthouse in Canada. Passenger Ferry service to the island of Newfoundland is out of Blanc Sablon PQ near the Quebec / Labrador border. Time zone Most of Labrador ( from Cartwright north and west ) uses Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 in winter, UTC − 3 in summer ). The southeastern tip nearest Newfoundland uses Newfoundland Time ( UTC − 3 : 30 in winter, UTC − 2 : 30 in summer ) to stay coordinated with the more populous part of the province. History Innu making canoes ca. 1920 Early history Model of Basque whale oil melting factory at Red Bay Early settlement in Labrador was tied to the sea as demonstrated by the Montagnais, Innu and Inuit, although these peoples also made significant forays throughout the interior. It is likely that the Vikings were the first Europeans to sight Labrador around 1000 AD, but no settlements have been found on the mainland. There was, however, a settlement on the island of Newfoundland. In 1499 and 1500, Portuguese explorers João Fernandes Lavrador and Pêro de Barcelos reached what was probably Labrador today and that is believed to be the origin of the name Labrador. The Maggiolo 's World Map, 1511, shows a solid Eurasian continent running from Scandinavia around the North Pole, including Asia 's arctic coast, to Newfoundland - Labrador and Greenland. On the extreme northeast promontory of North America, Maggiolo place - names include Terra de los Ingres ( Land of the English ), and Terra de Lavorador de rey de portugall ( Land of Lavrador of the King of Portugal ). Further south, we notice Terra de corte reale de rey de portugall ( Land of the Royal Court of the King of Portugal ) and terra de pescaria ( Fishing Land ). In the 1532 Wolfenbüttel map, believed to be the work of Diogo Ribeiro, along the coast of Greenland, the following legend was added : As he who first sighted it was a farmer from the Azores Islands, this name remains attached to that country. This landowner ( `` lavrador '' in Portuguese ) is believed to be Joao Fernandes. For the first seven decades or so of the sixteenth century, the name Labrador was some times also applied to what we know as Greenland. This name Labrador, i.e., the land of the laborer. European settlement was largely concentrated in coastal communities, particularly those south of St. Lewis and Cape Charles, and are among Canada 's oldest European settlements. In 1542 Basque mariners came ashore at a natural harbour on the north east coast of the Strait of Belle Isle. They gave this `` new land '' its Latin name Terranova. A whaling station was set up around the bay, which they called Butus, now named Red Bay after the red terracotta roof tiles they brought with them. A whaling ship, the San Juan, sank there in 1565 and was raised in 1978. The Moravian Brethren of Herrnhut, Saxony, first came to the Labrador Coast in 1760 to minister to the migratory Inuit tribes there. They founded Nain, Okak, Hebron, Hopedale and Makkovik. Quite poor, both European and First Nations settlements along coastal Labrador came to benefit from cargo and relief vessels that were operated as part of the Grenfell Mission ( see Wilfred Grenfell ). Throughout the 20th century, coastal freighters and ferries operated initially by the Newfoundland Railway and later Canadian National Railway / CN Marine / Marine Atlantic became a critical lifeline for communities on the coast, which for the majority of that century did not have any road connection with the rest of North America. Before 1809 it was located within Lower Canada and before within the province of Quebec. 20th century As part of Newfoundland, Labrador was a British colony and then Dominion prior to 1949. Subsequently, it became part of Canada. Nain was established in 1771 by Moravian missionaries Labrador played strategic roles during both World War II and the Cold War. In October 1943, a German U-boat crew installed an automated weather station on the northern tip of Labrador near Cape Chidley, code -- named Weather Station Kurt ; the installation of the equipment was the only ( known ) armed, German military operation on the North American mainland during the war. The station broadcast weather observations to the German navy for only a few days, but was not discovered until the 1980s when a historian, working with the Canadian Coast Guard, identified its location and mounted an expedition to recover it. The station is now exhibited in the Canadian War Museum. The Canadian government built a major air force base at Goose Bay, at the head of Lake Melville during the Second World War, a site selected because of its topography, access to the sea, defensible location, and minimal fog. During the Second World War and the Cold War, the base was also home to American, British, and later German, Dutch, and Italian detachments. Today, Serco, the company contracted to operate CFB Goose Bay is one of the largest employer for the community of Happy Valley - Goose Bay. Additionally, both the Royal Canadian Air Force and United States Air Force built and operated a number of radar stations along coastal Labrador as part of the Pinetree Line, Mid-Canada Line and DEW Line systems. Today the remaining stations are automated as part of the North Warning System, however the military settlements during the early part of the Cold War surrounding these stations have largely continued as local Innu and Inuit populations have clustered near their port and airfield facilities. During the first half of the 20th century, some of the largest iron ore deposits in the world were discovered in the western part of Labrador and adjacent areas of Quebec. Deposits at Mont Wright, Schefferville, Labrador City, and Wabush drove industrial development and human settlement in the area during the second half of the 20th century. The present community of Labrador West is entirely a result of the iron ore mining activities in the region. The Iron Ore Company of Canada operates the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway to transport ore concentrate 578 kilometres ( 359 miles ) south to the port of Sept - Îles, Quebec, for shipment to steel mills in North America and elsewhere. During the 1960s, the Churchill River ( Labrador name : Grand River ) was diverted at Churchill Falls, resulting in the flooding of an enormous area -- today named the Smallwood Reservoir after Joey Smallwood, the first premier of Newfoundland. The flooding of the reservoir destroyed large areas of habitat for the threatened Woodland Caribou. A hydroelectric generating station was built in Labrador and a transmission line to the neighbouring province of Quebec. Construction of a large hydroelectric dam project at Muskrat Falls began in 2012 by Nalcor Energy and the Province of Newfoundland. Muskrat Falls is 45 km west of Happy Valley - Goose Bay on the Grand River ( Newfoundland name : Churchill River ). A transmission line will begin construction in 2014 that will deliver power down to the southern tip of Labrador and underwater across the strait of Belle Isle to the Province of Newfoundland. From the 1970s to early 2000s, the Trans - Labrador Highway was built in stages to connect various inland communities with the North American highway network at Mont Wright, Quebec ( which in turn is connected by a highway running north from Baie - Comeau, Quebec ). A southern extension of this highway has opened in stages during the early 2000s and is resulting in significant changes to the coastal ferry system in the Strait of Belle Isle and southeastern Labrador. These `` highways '' are so called only because of their importance to the region ; they would be better described as roads, and are not completely paved. A study on a fixed link to Newfoundland, in 2004, recommended that a tunnel under the Strait of Belle Isle, being a single railway that would carry cars, buses and trucks, was technologically the best option for such a link. However, the study also concluded that a fixed link was not economically viable. Conceivably, if built with federal aid, the 1949 terms of union would be amended to remove ferry service from Nova Scotia to Port aux Basques across the Cabot Strait. Although a highway link has, as of 16 December 2009, been completed across Labrador, this route is somewhat longer than a proposed Quebec North Shore highway that presently does not exist. Part of the `` highway '', Route 389, starting approximately 212 kilometres ( 132 mi ) from Baie - Comeau to 482 kilometres ( 300 mi ), is of an inferior alignment, and from there to 570 kilometres ( 350 mi ), the provincial border, is an accident - prone section notorious for its poor surface and sharp curves. Quebec in April 2009 announced major upgrades to Route 389 to be carried out. Route 389 and the Trans - Labrador Highway were added to Canada 's National Highway System in September 2005. Labrador constitutes a federal electoral district electing one member to the House of Commons of Canada. Due to its size, distinct nature, and large Aboriginal population, Labrador has one seat despite having the smallest population of any electoral district in Canada. Formerly, Labrador was part of a riding that included part of the Island of Newfoundland. Labrador is divided into four provincial electoral districts in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Boundary dispute Line A : the boundary decided by the Privy Council ; the current legal boundary. Line B : the boundary as it is sometimes portrayed by Quebec today ( for example : ( 1 ) ) The border between Labrador and Canada was set March 2, 1927, after a tortuous five - year trial. In 1809 Labrador had been transferred from Lower Canada to Newfoundland, but the landward boundary of Labrador had never been precisely stated. Newfoundland argued it extended to the height of land, but Canada, stressing the historical use of the term `` Coasts of Labrador '', argued the boundary was 1 statute mile ( 1.6 km ) inland from the high - tide mark. As Canada and Newfoundland were separate Dominions, but both members of the British Empire, the matter was referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ( in London ), which set the Labrador boundary mostly along the coastal watershed, with part being defined by the 52nd parallel north. One of Newfoundland 's conditions for joining Confederation in 1949 was that this boundary be entrenched in the Canadian constitution. While this border has not been formally accepted by the Quebec government, the Henri Dorion Commission ( Commission d'étude sur l'intégrité du territoire du Québec ) concluded in the early 1970s that Quebec no longer has a legal claim to Labrador. Prior to the 1995 Quebec sovereignty referendum, Parti Québécois Premier Jacques Parizeau indicated that in the event of a `` yes '' vote, a sovereign Quebec under his leadership would have recognised the 1927 border. However, in 2001, Québec Natural Resources Minister and Québec Intergovernmental Affairs Minister reasserted that Québec has never recognised the 1927 border : Les ministres rappellent qu'aucun gouvernement québécois n'a reconnu formellement le tracé de la frontière entre le Québec et Terre - Neuve dans la péninsule du Labrador selon l'avis rendu par le comité judiciaire du Conseil privé de Londres en 1927. Pour le Québec, cette frontière n'a donc jamais été définitivement arrêtée. ( The ministers reiterate that no Quebec government has ever formally recognized the drawing of the border between Quebec and Newfoundland in the Labrador peninsula according to the opinion rendered by the privy council in 1927. For Quebec, this border has thus never been definitively defined. ) Self - government A Royal Commission in 2002 determined that there is a certain amount of public pressure from Labradorians to break off from Newfoundland and become a separate province or territory. Some of the Innu nation ( Innu people ) would have the area become a homeland for them, much as Nunavut is for the Inuit ; a 1999 resolution of the Assembly of First Nations claimed Labrador as a homeland for the Innu and demanded recognition in any further constitutional negotiations regarding the region. The northern Inuit self - government region of Nunatsiavut was recently created through agreements with the provincial government and the Government of Canada. The Southern Inuit of Nunatukavut ( NunatuKavut ), who are also seeking self - government, have their land claim before the Government of Canada. The government of Newfoundland and Labrador refuses to recognize or negotiate with the Inuit of NunatuKavut until their claim has been accepted by the Government of Canada. Timeline 11th century : Probably visited by Leif Ericson. See Markland. 1498 : Sighted by João Fernandes Lavrador, who gave `` Labrador '' its name. 1498 : Visited by John Cabot. 1500 : Visited by Gaspar Corte - Real. 1534 : Visited by Jacques Cartier. 1763 : Labrador is transferred from the French colony Canada to the British colony Newfoundland as per the Treaty of Paris. 1774 : Labrador is transferred ( along with Anticosti Island and the Magdalen Islands ) to the Province of Quebec. 1791 : Labrador becomes part of Lower Canada when Quebec is divided into two colonies. 1792 : George Cartwright publishes his Journal of Transactions and Events, During a Residence of Nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador. 1809 : Labrador ( from Cape Chidley to the mouth of the Saint - Jean River ) is transferred back to Newfoundland. 1825 : The north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence west of Blanc - Sablon, Quebec, and south of 52 ° north is separated from Labrador and transferred back to Lower Canada. 1927 : Labrador boundary with Quebec determined by arbitration decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of London. The Labrador boundary dispute is settled. 1941 : Canada builds the air base at Goose Bay. 1949 : Labrador becomes part of Canada when Newfoundland joins Confederation. 2001 : The province officially changes its name to Newfoundland and Labrador by a constitutional amendment. 2007 : The province and Federal Government of Canada sign an agreement to establish Nunatsiavut. Demographics Battle Harbour, traditional outport fishing community This section needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( July 2014 ) Population of largest towns in Labrador Town 2011 2006 Happy Valley -- Goose Bay 7,752 7,572 Labrador City 7,367 7,240 Wabush 1,961 1,739 Nain 1,372 1,037 Sheshatshiu 1,314 1,054 Natuashish 931 706 L'Anse - au - Loup 657 593 Cartwright 526 552 Hopedale 583 530 North West River 553 692 Port Hope Simpson 441 529 Forteau 429 448 Mary 's Harbour 383 417 Makkovik 361 362 Red Bay 316 357 Demographic Factors ( 2014 Census ) Factor Labrador Canada Male / Female split 50.7 / 49.3 % 49.0 / 51.0 % Median age 38 CD10 / 28 CD11 39.5 Aboriginal pop. 22 % 3.8 % Non-immigrant pop. 95.8 % 78.3 % Median family income 171k $ CD10 / 47k $ CD11 61k $ Unemployment rate 11.3 % 6.6 % ( CD10, CD11 refer to Census Divisions ) According to the 2011 Census, Labrador was 55.1 % White, 18.5 % Inuit, 15.6 % Metis, and 8.6 % First Nations ( Innu ). Natural features Labrador is home to a number of fauna and flora species. Most of the Upper Canadian and Lower Hudsonian mammalian species are found in Labrador. Notably the Polar bear, Ursus maritimus, reaches the southeast of Labrador on its annual migration. See also Newfoundland and Labrador portal Landsat Island Nunatsiavut Torngat Mountains National Park Nunatukavut References Jump up ^ http://www.heritageislands.com/store/en/our_products/books_dvd/c336192/c335027/p16970802.html ^ Jump up to : `` Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. ''. Statistics Canada. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2014. Jump up ^ Bailey W. Diffie and George D. Winius ( 1977 ). Foundations of the Portuguese empire. University of Minnesota Press. p. 464. ISBN 0 - 8166 - 0782 - 6. Retrieved August 13, 2010. Jump up ^ See James A. Williamson, The Cabot Voyages and Bristol Discovery under Henry VII ( London, 1962 ), pp. 98, 120 -- 1, 312 -- 17. Jump up ^ Richardson, Nigel ( 1 June 2015 ). `` A corner of Canada that is forever Basque ''. Daily Telegraph. London. 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Jump up ^ The American Naturalist ( 1898 ) Essex Institute, American Society of Naturalists Jump up ^ C. Michael Hogan ( 2008 ) Polar Bear : Ursus maritimus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Further reading Low, Albert Peter ( 1896 ), `` Report on explorations in the Labrador peninsula along the East Main, Koksoak, Hamilton, Manicuagan and portions of other rivers in 1892 - 93 - 94 - 95 '', Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa : Queen 's Printer, retrieved 2010 - 09 - 13 The Lure of the Labrador Wild, by Dillon Wallace ( 1905 ) Along the Labrador Coast, by Charles W. Townsend, M.D. ( 1907 ) Birds of Labrador, by Charles W. Townsend, M.D. ( 1907 ) A Labrador Spring, by Charles W. Townsend, M.D. ( 1910 ) Captain Cartwright and His Labrador Journal, by Charles W. Townsend, M.D. ( 1911 ) In Audubon 's Labrador, by Charles W. Townsend, M.D. ( 1918 ) Labrador, by Robert Stewart ( 1977 ) Labrador by Choice, by Benjamin W. Powell, Sr., C.M. ( 1979 ) The Story of Labrador, by B. Rompkey ( 2005 ) Buckle, Francis. The Anglican Church in Labrador. ( Labrador City : Archdeaconry of Labrador, 1998. ) External links Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Labrador. Look up labrador in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Labrador. Audio recording of a traditional ghost story from Labrador, Canada Project Gutenberg e-text of Dillon Wallace 's The Lure of the Labrador Wild Centre for Newfoundland Studies Trans - Labrador Highway website -- detailed information about traveling in Labrador. 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Question: when did labrador become a part of newfoundland
Answer: 1809