Natural features

Churchill polar bears

Canada Manitoba

Churchill polar bears
Photo: Maciej, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A small town on Hudson Bay, the 'polar bear capital of the world', where bears gather each October and November waiting for the sea to freeze. Tundra buggy tours take you safely out to see them. In summer, beluga whales gather in the river mouth; snorkel or kayak with them.


There are no roads; fly or take the train from Winnipeg. Northern lights are frequent.

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