Explore Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch, 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 Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch, 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 Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch 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 Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch.
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 | Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rivière-Koksoak; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 56.936111 |
| Longitude | -69.099722 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0M |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | ESYAD |
Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch is a locality in Rivière-Koksoak; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch is located at 56.9361°N, 69.0997°W.
Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch rests upon the rugged, expansive terrain of Nord-du-Québec, defined by the quiet presence of Lac Colombet and the looming presence of Colline Mausunan. It lies 136.8 km south-south-west of Kuujjuaq, QC (from Kuujjuaq, QC: bearing 198°T), and is situated 14.8 km north-west of Fort Mackenzie. The land surrounding Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch holds a stillness that sharpens the senses, where the pale northern light lingers long against the stone of Colline Mausunan before surrendering to the deep indigo of a subarctic night. Eight kilometers away, the Rivière Swampy Bay traces a persistent, cold path through the landscape, its movement providing a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the wind. The frost here has a way of crystallizing the air, turning every breath into a visible marker of life against the vast, uncompromising reach of the horizon. Life in Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch reflects the deep Indigenous heritage of the region, where the seasons dictate the movement and focus of the people. Knowledge of the land, passed through generations, informs the local economy and the ways in which families interact with the reach of Lac Colombet and the surrounding tundra. Traditions endure in the careful observation of the ice and the seasonal cycles, grounding the daily experience in a practical, earned resilience. Even as the modern world brushes against the edges of the settlement, the primary pulse of Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch remains tied to the ancient, austere beauty of the Rivière Swampy Bay and the stark relief of the hills that frame the view.
Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch s'étire avec une noblesse austère sur les rives apaisées du Lac Colombet, là où la lumière déclinante du Nord semble suspendre le cours des heures. Dominé par la silhouette imposante de la Colline Mausunan qui veille sur l'horizon, le terrain déploie sa toundra minérale dans un silence profond que seul trouble le souffle du vent boréal. À quelques lieues de là, la Rivière Swampy Bay poursuit sa course indifférente, sculptant un paysage où l'immensité du ciel rencontre la rudesse de la terre. Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch demeure un repère singulier dans cette étendue sauvage, portant en lui l'héritage des traditions cries qui façonnent la relation intime entre les habitants et ce territoire exigeant. Les textures du sol, faites de lichen et de roches anciennes, dictent un rythme de vie humble, calqué sur les besoins essentiels et une observation patiente des cycles naturels. Les soirées, marquées par une clarté presque irréelle, transforment les eaux du Lac Colombet en un miroir d'acier froid, soulignant la solitude majestueuse de ce secteur de la région de Rivière-Koksoak. Chaque geste quotidien dans ces espaces vastes honore une mémoire transmise sans artifice, affirmant la présence durable de ceux qui habitent ces contrées lointaines avec une résilience aussi solide que la pierre de la Colline Mausunan.
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Explore Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch, 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: 56.936111, -69.099722. 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 Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch includes the postal code (J0M), 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 Kaa-Astuwiinaanuuch 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) |