Churchill, Manitoba
Churchill | |
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Town | |
| Town of Churchill | |
Churchill in 2010 | |
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| Nicknames: "Polar Bear Capital of the World," "Beluga Capital of the World"[1] | |
Churchill Churchill in Manitoba Churchill Churchill (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 58°46′51″N 094°11′13″W / 58.78083°N 94.18694°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Northern |
| Census division | 23 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Spence |
| • MP | Rebecca Chartrand |
| • MLA | Eric Redhead |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 50.83 km2 (19.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 29 m (94 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 870 |
| • Density | 17.1/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Postal code | R0B 0E0 |
| Area codes | 204, 431 |
| Website | churchill |
Churchill is a subarctic port town in northern Manitoba, Canada, on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly 140 km (87 mi) from the Manitoba–Nunavut border. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" and to the benefit of its burgeoning tourism industry.
- ^ Brian Vinh Tien Trinh (27 February 2014). "Churchill, Manitoba, Canada's Polar Bear Capital, As Seen From Google Streetview". The Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Churchill, Manitoba". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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