Explore Waswanipi, 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 Waswanipi, 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 Waswanipi 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 Waswanipi.
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 | Waswanipi |
| Type | Cree Village |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Waswanipi; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.7 |
| Longitude | -75.966667 |
| Population | 459 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8P |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | EIMKS |
Waswanipi is a cree village in Waswanipi; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Waswanipi is located at 49.7000°N, 75.9667°W.
Waswanipi rests upon the northern expanse of Quebec, anchored firmly by the dark, persistent currents of the Rivière Chibougamau. It lies 80.5 km west of Chapais, QC (from Chapais, QC: bearing 264°T), and is situated 21.2 km north-north-east of Lac-Bachelor. The terrain holds a stillness that gathers in the hollows, where the light at dusk turns the air into a thin, silver veil over the spruce needles. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, Lac Renault sits in the quiet basin of the land, a mirror for the heavy, grey clouds that drift across the horizon. The earth here is firm and ancient, marked by the slow, deliberate movement of water that shapes the edges of the woods and dictates the boundaries of the terrain. The history of Waswanipi emerges from a long, deep connection to the land, where the survival of the people has always been tied to the bounty of the bush and the waterways. Economic life finds its grounding in forestry and the development of natural resources, industries that demand a rugged patience and an intimate knowledge of the shifting seasons. Men and women carry out their tasks with a steady, quiet focus, moving between the demands of modern work and the traditional ways that persist in the background of daily life. The scent of pine resin and damp earth often lingers in the morning air, a reminder of the industry that draws its strength directly from the surrounding timber. Cultural identity in Waswanipi thrives through the preservation of language and the endurance of traditions that honor the Cree heritage of the region. Elders pass down stories during long winters, their voices adding warmth to rooms while the frost gathers in intricate, crystalline patterns against the windowpanes. The life of the people is marked by the cycles of the hunt and the seasonal rhythms of the forest, which remain central to the identity of the families living here. Even as the world outside changes, the spirit of Waswanipi stays rooted in the clarity of its purpose and the profound, watchful silence of the wild landscape that cradles it.
Waswanipi s'étire avec une dignité tranquille sur les rives de la Rivière Chibougamau, là où le ciel boréal semble descendre pour effleurer la terre ferme. L'air y possède cette pureté tranchante des espaces nordiques, une fraîcheur qui saisit les poumons et clarifie la pensée dès l'aube. À quelques lieues de là, les eaux du Lac Renault dorment dans une immobilité minérale, observant le passage des heures sous une lumière changeante qui transforme les pins en silhouettes d'encre. La vie à Waswanipi suit le rythme lent et profond des traditions cries, une permanence silencieuse qui ignore l'agitation des temps modernes. Ici, le quotidien se mesure aux pulsations de la nature sauvage, tandis que la forêt environnante impose sa loi souveraine sur chaque construction humaine. L'économie locale, façonnée par une relation ancestrale avec le territoire, maintient un équilibre fragile et précieux entre l'usage des ressources et le respect sacré des espaces vierges. Lorsque le crépuscule s'installe, le paysage prend des teintes de bronze et de cendre, révélant la noblesse austère de ce sol où les récits des anciens continuent de guider les pas des nouvelles générations, préservant ainsi l'identité singulière de ce domaine boréal.
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Explore Waswanipi, 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: 49.7, -75.966667. 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 Waswanipi includes the postal code (G8P), 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 Waswanipi 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) |