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Sandwich Bay, ( Inuktitut: ''Natsitok''https://www.mun.ca/labmetis/pdf/toponymy%20final%20report.pdf ) is a natural bay on the coast of
Labrador , nickname = "The Big Land" , etymology = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Canada , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 ...
in the province of
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. The principal permanent settlement is Cartwright, located at the south entrance to the inner part of the bay. Other settlements along the bay include Paradise River and North River. Both of these communities are located at the outlets of the rivers of the same name into the bay. There is a road following the entire eastern coastline of Sandwich Bay,
Newfoundland and Labrador Route 516 Route 516, also known as Cartwright Highway, is a north–south highway in southeastern Labrador in the Canada, Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It connects the town of Cartwright, Newfoundland and Labrador, Cartwright, along with ...
(Cartwright Highway).


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