Explore Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut, 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 Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut, 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 Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut 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 Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut.
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 | Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rivière-Koksoak; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 56.605388 |
| Longitude | -67.67236 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0M |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ESOAD |
Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut is a locality in Rivière-Koksoak; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut is located at 56.6054°N, 67.6724°W.
Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut rests within the vast, austere expanse of Nord-du-Québec, where the land holds its breath under a sky that feels both immense and intimate. It lies 172.6 km south-south-east of Kuujjuaq, QC (from Kuujjuaq, QC: bearing 165°T), and is situated 45.6 km north-north-west of Manikanis. The terrain surrounding Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut is defined by a rigorous, subarctic silence, broken only by the shifting pressure of the wind against the low-lying, resilient shrubs. To the west, the water of Lac Maatimaakw Pistaahwaakin gleams like a polished stone dropped into the tundra, while the Rivière Wheeler carves a path through the earth about 10 km away, its movement marking the passage of seasons. During the brief, frantic pulse of the northern summer, the light lingers long into the night, casting an amber glow that turns the lichen-covered rock into a shimmering, metallic surface. The air here carries a crisp, sharp clarity, smelling faintly of cold stone and the distant, dark musk of the boreal fringe. The history of Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut reflects the deep, enduring presence of the Cree people, whose traditional knowledge of the land informs the contemporary life of the region. Economic activity remains closely tied to the cycles of the natural world, with seasonal harvesting and local trade providing the foundation for daily survival and cultural continuity. Elders pass down stories that anchor the people to the geography, ensuring that the identity of the inhabitants survives the harsh, long winters. The pace of life here is dictated by the requirements of the landscape, demanding a quiet patience from those who dwell in Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut, where every action must account for the immense scale of the surrounding wilderness.
Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut s'étire sur les terres vastes et austères de la région de Rivière-Koksoak, où la lumière décline avec une lenteur solennelle sur l'immensité boréale. À trois kilomètres, le Lac Maatimaakw Pistaahwaakin étend ses eaux calmes, miroir sombre captant les derniers éclats d'un ciel qui refuse de s'éteindre tout à fait, tandis que la Rivière Wheeler, serpentant à dix kilomètres de là, murmure une présence constante dans le silence minéral du Nord-du-Québec. Le sol, marqué par le gel et la rigueur du climat, dicte une existence où la patience devient une forme de sagesse pour ceux qui habitent ces étendues. Ici, le vent parcourt les crêtes basses avec une régularité presque familière, sculptant le relief granitique sans jamais se lasser. Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut maintient un lien profond avec le rythme des éléments, héritage d'une identité autochtone qui se lit dans la manière dont les habitations se posent, humbles, devant l'immensité du territoire. La rudesse du paysage ne décourage pas, elle impose une manière d'être au monde dépouillée de tout superflu, où chaque jour se mesure à l'aune d'une nature indomptable qui, loin de se laisser dompter, invite à une contemplation attentive.
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Explore Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut, 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: 56.605388, -67.67236. 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 Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut 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 Twaamis Kaaiiyuuut 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) |