Gimli, Manitoba - Definition and Overview

Gimli, Manitoba is also a town in Manitoba, see Gimli, Manitoba (town)

Gimli is a rural municipality in south-central Manitoba, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg, about seventy-five kilometres north of the provincial capital Winnipeg. The town (and surrounding area) is home to the largest Icelandic population outside of Iceland.

Gimli is the site of a disused Royal Canadian Air Force base, which is now used by the Gimli Gliding Centre and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. The airbase was the site of a remarkable emergency landing by an Air Canada Boeing 767 which had run out of fuel in mid-flight, causing its engines to entirely shut down, and forcing the plane to land as a glider. This event became known as the Gimli Glider.

External link

• Rural Municipality of Gimli, Manitoba Official Website (http://www.rmgimli.com)