Editing Labrador (section)

{{Short description|Mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador}}
{{about|the region in Canada|the breed of dog|Labrador Retriever|other uses}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Labrador
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| image_flag               = Flag of Labrador.svg
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| motto                    = {{langnf|la|Munus splendidum mox explebitur|Our splendid task will soon be fulfilled}}
| anthem                   = "[[Ode to Labrador]]"{{center|[[File:Oh Christmas Tree.ogg]]}}
| nickname                 = "The Big Land"
| etymology                = [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = Canada
| subdivision_type1        = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]
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| image_map                = File:Labrador-Region.PNG
| map_caption              = Labrador (red) within Canada
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| coordinates              = {{coord|54|N|62|W|type:adm1st_region:CA-NL_source:http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/ABNSV|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title        = Ceded to Great Britain by the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]]
| established_date         = 1763
| established_title1       = Became part of the [[Province of Lower Canada]]
| established_date1        = 1791
| established_title2       = Transferred to [[Newfoundland Colony]]
| established_date2        = 1809
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| area_total_km2           = 294,330
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| population_as_of         = 2021
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| population_total         = 26,655
| population_density_km2   = auto
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| timezone1                = [[Atlantic Standard Time|AST]]
| utc_offset1              = −4
| timezone1_DST            = ADT
| utc_offset1_DST          = −3
| timezone2                = [[Newfoundland Standard Time|NST]]
| utc_offset2              = −3:30
| timezone2_DST            = NDT
| utc_offset2_DST          = −2:30
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| blank_name               = [[Parliament of Canada|MP]]
| blank_info               = [[Yvonne Jones|1]]
| blank1_name              = [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly|MHA]]
| blank1_info              = 4
| blank2_name              = Ethnic groups
| blank2_info              = [[English people|English]], [[Innu]],<ref name="Impacts of Non-Indigenous Activities on the Innu" /> [[Inuit]], [[NunatuKavut people|Métis]]
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'''Labrador''' ({{IPAc-en|'|l|æ|b|r|ə|d|ɔːr}}) is a geographic and cultural region within the Canadian province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref name="Labrador peninsula (Toponymy)">{{cite web |title=Labrador peninsula (Toponymy) |url=https://toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=285985 |website=Gouvernement of Quebec |publisher=Commission de Toponymy Quebec |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=fr |date=18 June 1993 |quote=Over the years, many variations have been used: Terraagricule (1558); Land of Labor (1575); Estotilandt (1597) or Estotilande (1656); Terra Cortereale (1597); New Britain (1656).}}</ref>  It is the primarily continental portion of the province and constitutes 71% of the province's area but is home to only 6% of its population. It is separated from the island of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] by the [[Strait of Belle Isle]]. It is the largest and northernmost geographical region in the four [[Atlantic Canada|Atlantic provinces]].<ref name="Albert Peter Low and the exploration of Quebec-Labrador">{{cite web |author1=Fabien Caron |title=Albert Peter Low and the exploration of Quebec-Labrador |url=https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/cgq/1965-v9-n18-cgq2593/020595ar.pdf |website=Érudit |publisher=Center for Nordic Studies, Laval University |access-date=23 August 2024 |pages=16 |language=en, fr |date=1965 |quote=... he had the consuming curiosity of the born explorer which must always see the other side of the hill or the other end of the river.}}</ref>

Labrador occupies most of the eastern part of the [[Labrador Peninsula]]. It is bordered to the west and south by the province of [[Quebec]]. Labrador also shares a small land border with the territory of [[Nunavut]] on [[Killiniq Island]].

The [[indigenous peoples]] of Labrador include the Northern [[Inuit]] of [[Nunatsiavut]], the Southern [[Métis]] of [[NunatuKavut]], and the [[Innu]] of [[Nitassinan]].<ref name="Impacts of Non-Indigenous Activities on the Innu" /><ref>{{cite book |title=Nitassinan: The Innu Struggle to Reclaim Their Homeland |publisher=[[Douglas & McIntyre]] |date=December 1991 |page=240 |last=Wadden |first=Marie |author-link=Marie Wadden |isbn=978-1-55365-731-6 |url=http://www.dmpibooks.com/book/nitassinan |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121161501/http://www.dmpibooks.com/book/nitassinan |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-21 |access-date=2012-11-19}}</ref>