Voisey's Bay is a
bay of the
Atlantic Ocean
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in
Labrador
, nickname = "The Big Land"
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,
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 bay is located south of the community of
Nain. The bay is heavily indented with numerous inlets and islands and is extremely rocky. It is the site of the
Voisey's Bay Mine
Voisey's Bay Mine is a nickel mine in Labrador, Canada, near the bay of the same name. The mine is located about southwest of Nain.
Nickel deposit
A large nickel deposit was discovered in the hills along the western shore of Potato Islan ...
.
There is a village called
Voisey in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
References
Bays of Newfoundland and Labrador
Labrador
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