Explore Papiit, 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 Papiit, 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 Papiit 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 Papiit.
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 | Papiit |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Baie-d'Hudson; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 61.474722 |
| Longitude | -77.196667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0M |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EMGLM |
Papiit is a locality in Baie-d'Hudson; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Papiit is located at 61.4747°N, 77.1967°W.
Papiit sits amidst the stark, expansive reach of the subarctic tundra, where the land holds its breath under a pale, persistent sky. It lies 91.1 km north-east of Akulivik, QC (from Akulivik, QC: bearing 35°T), and is situated 29.2 km east-south-east of Inutsualuit. The terrain around Papiit is defined by the proximity of the Colline Qikkiriaq, a rise of rock that offers a singular perspective on the shifting arctic light. Eight kilometers away, the surface of Lac Lanyan rests in a state of quiet stillness, reflecting the low clouds that drift toward the horizon. Further out, the Rivière Kovik cuts a path through the frozen earth some 18 km distant, its presence felt in the sharp, metallic clarity of the wind that sweeps across the barrens. During the brief summer, the mosses and lichens take on a vibrant, defiant hue, clinging to the stone in a way that makes the sheer endurance of the landscape feel like a tangible weight. Papiit exists within a geography that has long shaped the movements and seasonal patterns of the Inuit, who have navigated these northern expanses for generations. The economy remains rooted in the traditional knowledge of the land, with the harvesting of local resources maintaining a continuity that predates modern infrastructure. Life in Papiit follows the inclination of the seasons, shifting from the deep, muffled silence of the long winter to the sudden, frantic bloom of activity when the sun lingers well into the evening. The local traditions here are quiet and deliberate, centered on a deep respect for the unforgiving environment and the sustenance it provides to those who call Papiit home.
Papiit s’éveille sous une lumière boréale qui semble suspendre le souffle du monde, révélant un horizon où la terre se dépouille de ses artifices. À proximité, la silhouette austère de la Colline Qikkiriaq domine les étendues minérales, offrant un abri silencieux aux vents qui balayent la toundra arctique. Le regard se laisse porter vers le Lac Lanyan, étendu comme un miroir d’argent à huit kilomètres de distance, tandis que le murmure lointain de la Rivière Kovik, serpentant à dix-huit kilomètres, rappelle la circulation incessante des eaux froides vers la mer. Dans ce désert de roc et de lichen, Papiit préserve les gestes séculaires des habitants qui connaissent le langage des glaces et la rigueur du gel. La vie ici se mesure au battement d’ailes des oiseaux migrateurs et à la patience des pêcheurs guettant les ombres sous la surface. Chaque pierre, chaque repli du sol, porte la mémoire d’une existence façonnée par l’isolement et la beauté brute de cet environnement nordique. Loin du tumulte, Papiit demeure une présence sereine, une halte nécessaire dans l’immensité silencieuse du Nord-du-Québec, là où le ciel et la terre se confondent dans une clarté crépusculaire qui dure parfois plus longtemps que le jour lui-même.
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Explore Papiit, 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: 61.474722, -77.196667. 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 Papiit 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 Papiit 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) |