Wabush

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Wabush

Total population

1,861

Founded

1955

Elevation560 m

Land area46.25 km²

Coordinates52.90°, -66.87°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Wabush is a small town in the western tip of Labrador, bordering Quebec; it is known for transportation and iron ore operations.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

D

Dan LaCosta

Canadian ice hockey player

M

Marie-Ève Marleau

Canadian diver

Damhnait Doyle

Canadian musician

M

Mike Adam

Canadian male curler

Mark Nichols

Canadian male curler

Pascal Pelletier

Canadian ice hockey player

Michèle Audette

Canadian politician

S

Shawn Doyle

Canadian actor

C

Chad Penney

Canadian ice hockey player

Darryl Williams

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Joey Russell

Canadian figure skater

Miles Meadows

Canadian actor

S

Shelley Nichols

Canadian curler

J

Justin Simms

Canadian film director and screenwriter (born 1973)

Catherine Ferland

Canadian historian

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Newfoundland and Labrador

• Churchill Falls
  126.1 mi away
• Mud Lake
  279.3 mi away · pop. 50
• North West River
  281.5 mi away
• Sheshatshiu
  281.6 mi away · pop. 1,285
• ᕿᐳᖅᑲᖅ Postville (Kaipokok)
  320.5 mi away · pop. 190
• ᐊᒡᕕᑐᒃ Hopedale (Agvituk)
  321.6 mi away · pop. 583
• ᓄᓇᔾᓐᒍᒃ Nain (Nunajnguk)
  325.3 mi away
• Kaipokok
  330.9 mi away
• ᒪᖂᕕᒃ Makkovik
  346.8 mi away
• ᑭᑭᐊᖅ Rigolet (Kikiaq)
  357.3 mi away · pop. 310
• Nutak
  373.5 mi away
• West Bay
  397.3 mi away

Browse all places in Newfoundland and Labrador →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Wabush

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Blue-spotted Salamander

Ambystoma laterale

Seen 2026-09-10

common juniper

Juniperus communis

Seen 2026-09-09

Northern Comandra

Geocaulon lividum

Seen 2026-09-09

shrubby cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Seen 2026-09-08

Two-spotted Lady Beetle

Adalia bipunctata

Seen 2026-09-04

red osier dogwood

Cornus sericea

Seen 2026-08-28

black crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

Seen 2026-08-23

Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Seen 2026-08-23

lobster mushroom

Hypomyces lactifluorum

Seen 2026-08-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers