ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ɪz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə mˈækəvˌɪk pɹˈɑːvɪns,  ɐ pˌeɪliːoʊpɹˌoʊtɹəzˈoʊɪk ɐkɹˈɛʃənˌɛɹi bˈɛlt wˌɪtʃ ɪz ðə smˈɔːlɪst dᵻfˈaɪnd tɛktˈɑːnɪk kəmpˈoʊnənt ʌvðə kɐnˈeɪdiən ʃˈiːld.
The community is located in the Makkovik Province,  a Paleoproterozoic accretionary belt which is the smallest defined tectonic component of the Canadian Shield.