Winnipeg, capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba, Canada. Winnipeg is located in the province's southeastern corner, where the rugged Canadian Shield gives way to open prairie, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. Because of its strategic location, the city is often called “The Gateway to the West.”
Winnipeg has long, cold winters and warm summers. The average daily temperature range in January is -24° C to -13° C (-11° F to 8° F). The average July range is 13° C to 26° C (56° F to 79° F). The average yearly precipitation is 504 mm (19.8 inches), much of it in the form of snow.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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