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Ailik

Coordinates: 55°12′44″N 59°12′52″W / 55.21222°N 59.21444°W / 55.21222; -59.21444
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Ailik is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Ailik
Location of Ailik in Labrador

55°12′44″N 59°12′52″W / 55.21222°N 59.21444°W / 55.21222; -59.21444

Historical populations
YearPop.
192115

Ailik was a fishing settlement on the coast of Labrador, north of the community of Makkovik. The Hudson's Bay Company operated a trading post there from the 1860s to the 1930s. The community was abandoned by 1949 but continued to be used as a seasonal fishing station.

See also

References

  • Smallwood, Joseph R. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland Book Publishers Ltd., 1967