Explore Askwasimwakwanan, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Askwasimwakwanan, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Askwasimwakwanan and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Askwasimwakwanan.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Askwasimwakwanan |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 52.964444 |
| Longitude | -78.953056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0Y |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EJIFF |
Askwasimwakwanan is a locality in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Askwasimwakwanan is located at 52.9644°N, 78.9531°W.
Askwasimwakwanan rests amidst the quiet, vast reaches of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, where the land stretches toward a horizon that feels both infinite and deeply intimate. It lies 9.9 km west-south-west of Wemindji, QC (from Wemindji, QC: bearing 247°T), and is situated 3.6 km south-west of Kutawanis. The terrain here is shaped by the subtle pressures of the north, where the water of the St. Lawrence pulls at the shoreline with a cold, rhythmic persistence. Nearby, Lac Awaypayach holds the light of the long summer days in its still, dark depths, while the Rivière Jibaud carves its path through the rugged terrain about 8 km away. In the cooling air of dusk, the light takes on a bruised, violet quality, casting long shadows that seem to hold the weight of the ancient bedrock beneath the moss and lichen. The history of Askwasimwakwanan is tied to the movement of the Eeyou people, whose ancestors navigated these waterways long before the modern era, leaving behind a legacy of stewardship that persists today. Daily life here is defined by the seasonal cycles of the north, where the economy remains closely linked to traditional harvesting practices and the careful management of the local environment. Residents move with a deliberate attention to the weather, respecting the way the wind carries the scent of pine and damp earth across the open spaces. Whether tending to the necessities of the season or gathering to share stories, the people of Askwasimwakwanan maintain a connection to the land that is as clear and cold as the currents of the nearby Rivière Jibaud.
Askwasimwakwanan se déploie sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où la lumière décline avec une lenteur presque solennelle, étirant les ombres sur un sol façonné par les vents boréaux. À quelques kilomètres, la Rivière Jibaud serpente avec une discrétion minérale, tandis que les eaux immobiles du Lac Awaypayach semblent conserver le silence des siècles passés. Le territoire, imprégné de la culture Eeyou Istchee, porte en lui une rigueur qui forge le caractère de ceux qui habitent ces terres septentrionales. Ici, le rythme des journées suit le souffle du fleuve, une présence constante qui dicte la cadence des travaux et des repos. Askwasimwakwanan observe les marées et les glaces, ces forces élémentaires qui rappellent la fragilité des choses face à l'immensité du Nord-du-Québec. La vie s'y organise avec une simplicité dépouillée, loin des artifices, privilégiant une existence en accord avec la rudesse du climat. Les gestes quotidiens, hérités d'une transmission orale séculaire, se répètent avec une précision calme, transformant chaque lever de soleil sur le rivage en une promesse renouvelée de persévérance et de respect pour un horizon qui ne finit jamais de s'étendre.
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Explore Askwasimwakwanan, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.964444, -78.953056. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Askwasimwakwanan includes the postal code (J0Y), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Askwasimwakwanan 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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |