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| Place | Matawak |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Manitoba (MB) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 54.583056 |
| Longitude | -93.400556 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | GAQKE |
Matawak is a locality in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a town. Matawak is located at 54.5831°N, 93.4006°W.
Matawak rests in a land where the boreal forest begins to stretch its ancient arms towards the open sky, a place of subtle transitions. It lies 48.3 km north-north-east of Red Sucker Lake, MB (from Red Sucker Lake, MB: bearing 13°T), and is situated 10.2 km south-south-west of Kitchisakik. Here, the earth itself seems to breathe, a quiet expanse of muskeg and scattered stands of spruce and pine, their needles catching the diffused sunlight of the north. Small lakes, like polished obsidian, dot the landscape, reflecting the immense, ever-shifting canvas of the heavens, their shores fringed with the hardy sedges and low-lying shrubs that define the subarctic terrain. The air, even in the brief warmth of summer, carries a crispness, a reminder of the vast, wild country that surrounds Matawak, and the silence here is not an absence of sound, but a presence, a deep, resonant hum of nature undisturbed. The history of Matawak is etched in the hardy spirit of those who have lived and worked this land, a story intertwined with the fur trade and the whispers of Indigenous heritage that still echo through the whispering pines. For generations, the economy here has drawn sustenance from the bounty of the surrounding wilderness, from trapping and logging to the more recent, albeit modest, ventures in resource extraction. The small, functional buildings of Matawak huddle together, a testament to resilience, their weathered facades hinting at winters endured and springs eagerly awaited. While grand landmarks are few, the distinctive character of Matawak lies in its unpretentious existence, in the quiet industry of its people and the enduring relationship they hold with the vast, untamed beauty that defines their northern home.
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Location data for Matawak is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |