Labrador Peninsula - Labrador

Japanese: ラブラドル半島 - らぶらどるはんとう(英語表記)Labrador
Labrador Peninsula - Labrador

It is an island that makes up the majority of eastern Canada. It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Hudson Strait, Hudson Bay, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The eastern Atlantic coast is part of the province of Newfoundland, and the central to western part is part of the province of Quebec. Its area is approximately 1.38 million square kilometers. Almost the entire area is composed of the oldest gneiss and crystalline schist on Earth, and it occupies the eastern part of the stable landmass known as the Canadian Shield (Laurentian Highlands). The highest point is Mount D'Iberville (1,646 meters), and the area ranges from 300 to 1,500 meters above sea level. There are numerous glacial lakes created by the erosion of the continental ice that covered it during the ice age. The northern part is a shrub and lichen tundra area, and the southern part is a coniferous forest zone. The main settlements are iron ore producing areas, such as Schefferville, Wabash, Gagnon, Goose Bay on the east coast, and Fort Simo on the north coast, which are connected to the Gulf of St. Lawrence by rail, while the Inuit live on the Hudson Bay coast and Ungava Bay. Hydroelectric power development is active in the southern part of the island, and natural gas development has recently been progressing offshore.

[Otake Kazuhiko]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

カナダ東部の大半島。大西洋、ハドソン海峡、ハドソン湾、セント・ローレンス湾に囲まれる。東側の大西洋沿岸はニューファンドランド州、中部以西はケベック州に含まれる。面積約138万平方キロメートル。ほぼ全域が地球上でもっとも古い片麻(へんま)岩、結晶片岩で構成され、安定した陸塊のカナダ楯状地(たてじょうち)(ローレンシア高地)の東部を占める。最高点はディバービル山(1646メートル)で、標高300~1500メートルの地域が広がる。氷河期に覆った大陸氷の侵食による無数の氷河湖がある。北部は低木・地衣ツンドラ地域、南部は針葉樹林帯である。居住地は鉄鉱を産し、セント・ローレンス湾岸に鉄道で通ずるシェファービル、ワバシュ、ガグノン、東岸のグースベイ、北岸のフォートシモなどがおもなもので、ハドソン湾岸、アンガバ湾にはイヌイットが居住する。南部では水力開発が盛んであり、最近は沖合いで天然ガスの開発が進められている。

[大竹一彦]

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