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ID: 276
Longitude: -62.3965
Latitude: 56.3564
Pronunciation: emis ka:pukwa:jpa:nts
Translation: Amos' Place For Setting Nets Through the Ice
Feature: lake
Explanation:
Named after Settler Amos Voisey who used to set char nets here during the winter. Amos Voisey was called Emish by the Innu. The lake is a widening of Ikadlivik Brook which flows into Voisey's Bay.
Named after Settler Amos Voisey who used to set char nets here during the winter. Amos Voisey was called Emish by the Innu. The lake is a widening of Ikadlivik Brook which flows into Voisey's Bay.