Labrador Peninsula - Location and Geography

Location and Geography

The peninsula is surrounded by sea from all sides except for the southwest where it connects to the mainland. The northern part of the Labrador Peninsula is shaped as a lesser peninsula, the Ungava Peninsula, surrounded by the Hudson Bay, the Hudson Strait, and the Ungava Bay. The northernmost point of the Ungava Peninsula, Cape Wolstenholme, also serves as the northernmost point of the Labrador Peninsula and of the province of Quebec.

The peninsula is a plateau thread by river valleys. There are several mountain ranges. Torngat Mountains, located in the northern part of the peninsula, contain the highest point of the peninsula Mount Caubvick, which at 1,652 metres (5,420 ft) is also the highest point of Canada east of Alberta. The mountains also host Torngat Mountains National Park, the only national park of Canada on the Labrador Peninsula. The park is located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, whereas the adjacent Kuururjuaq National Park is governed by the province of Quebec.