Waskaganish
in Nord-du-Québec of Québec, Canada

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.483 and -78.750 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 28' 59" and W -78° 45' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - CAD
Spoken languages:
English, French, Inuktitut
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:33 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Toronto
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:45 am and 4:17 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-34.350 and 115.167 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Flinders Bay
References
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Discover Waskaganish

Waskaganish in Nord-du-Québec (Québec) is a town in Canada about 442 mi (or 712 km) north of Ottawa, the country's capital city.

Current time in Waskaganish is now 05:33 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Toronto with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Waskaganish. The closest airport in Canada is Waskaganish Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

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Waskaganish, Quebec

Waskaganish (Cree for Little House) is a Cree village of about 2000 people at the mouth of the Rupert River on the south-east shore of James Bay in the Eeyou Istchee territory in Northern Quebec, Canada. Formerly called Fort Rupert, the location is one of three original Hudson's Bay Company posts on James Bay, the other two being Fort Albany on the west shore, and Moose Factory on the south. Waskaganish has had road access to the James Bay Road since 2001.

Located at 51.48, -78.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cree villages in Quebec, Places in Quebec with Aboriginal majority populations, Hudson's Bay Company forts, Hudson's Bay Company trading posts, Eeyou Istchee (territory)

Fort Saint Jacques

Fort Saint Jacques was founded in 1668 in northwestern Quebec on the James Bay, at the mouth of the Rupert River. It was the first Hudson’s Bay Company post by the Médard des Groseilliers. Called Fort Charles, it was the first European settlement in northern Canada. The fort was captured by the French in 1686, and remained under their control until 1713, during which period it was called Fort Saint Jacques. See Treaty of Utrecht.

Located at 51.4889, -78.7519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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French forts in Canada

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