Bull Arm is a natural

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of approximately 10 miles in length and average of 1 mile wide located at the

Isthmus of Avalon The Avalon Peninsula () is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland in Canada. It is in size. The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of the province's population, according to the 2016 Ca ...

on the

Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula () is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland in Canada. It is in size. The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of the province's population, according to the 2016 Ca ...

in the

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Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...

. The inner reaches of the arm is located at Sunnyside, and from there it is a mere 2.72 miles to

Placentia Bay Placentia Bay () is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed by Burin Peninsula on the west and Avalon Peninsula on the east. Fishing grounds in the bay were used by native people long before the first Europ ...

at Come by Chance. Located at Bull Arm is the Bull Arm Fabrication Site, which is the construction site of the

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GBS, as well as the

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GBS. The area was chosen due to its natural deep channel to Trinity Bay and its calm waters in the arm.

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