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Churchill is an Arctic port town in northern Manitoba, Canada, on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly 140 km (87 mi) from the Manitoba–Nunavut border. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" and to the benefit of its burgeoning tourism industry.
Canada. Coordinates. 58°45′13.25″N 94°4′25.76″W. / 58.7536806°N 94.0738222°W / 58.7536806; -94.0738222. The polar bear jail (officially known as the Polar Bear Holding Facility) is a special building in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada where polar bears that are considered troublesome or dangerous are isolated until they can be ...
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Wapusk National Park (/ w ə ˈ p ʌ s k /; is Canada's 37th national park, established in 1996.The name comes from the Cree word for polar bear (wâpask).. Located on the shores of Hudson Bay in the Hudson Plains ecozone 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Churchill, its accessibility is limited due to its remote location and an effort to preserve the park.
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Churchill, Manitoba, is known throughout the world as the place where hundreds of polar bears gather each fall to wait for the sea ice to return to Hudson Bay.The town is also a hub for Polar Bears International and several of PBI's programs including Tundra Connections webcasts – free, live webcasts provided by polar bear and climate scientists and geared towards students, families and ...