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Area of NE Canada, part of the province of
Newfoundland, lying between Ungava Bay on the
NW, the Atlantic Ocean on the E, and the
Strait of Belle Isle on the SE; area 266,060
sq km/102,699 sq mi; population (1986)
28,741. It consists primarily of a gently
sloping plateau with an irregular coastline
of numerous bays, fjords, and inlets and
cliffs 60 m/200 ft to 120 m/400 ft high.
Industries include fisheries, timber and
pulp, and many minerals. Hydroelectric
resources include Churchill Falls on
Churchill River, where one of the world's
largest underground power houses is situated.
The Canadian Air Force base in Goose Bay is
on land claimed by the Innu (or
Montagnais-Naskapi) Indian people, who call
themselves a sovereign nation (in 1989
numbering 9,500).