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1522:Hatton Basin
1512:Davis Strait
1494:Tuvaijuittuq
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1282:Port Refuge
876:Hidden Lake
592:Videography
321:John Hornby
226:Arctic wolf
191:Yellowknife
116:Established
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71:Coordinates
1680:Categories
1651:Bowman Bay
1581:Mallikjuaq
1566:Katannilik
1556:Inuujarvik
1434:Hannah Bay
1324:(proposed)
1045:Cape Parry
921:Nitainlaii
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841:Dory Point
826:Blackstone
580:2010-08-06
570:"Features"
555:2010-08-06
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374:"Overview"
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327:References
230:Arctic fox
195:Back River
187:Baker Lake
80:64°49′59″N
1611:Tamaarvik
1517:Disko Fan
1373:Qaqulluit
1183:Auyuittuq
956:Reid Lake
926:North Arm
871:Hay River
836:Chan Lake
433:1923-1245
288:subarctic
284:tag alder
273:columbine
265:raspberry
250:waterfowl
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175:tree line
1621:Tupirvik
1571:Kekerten
1193:Sirmilik
1100:Category
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911:McKinnon
311:Tipjalik
277:alluvial
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1267:Inuksuk
1159:Nunavut
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1071:Tsá Tué
700:Aulavik
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183:Nunavut
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1591:Ovayok
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271:, and
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214:muskox
171:Arctic
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1059:Other
758:Ehdaa
533:(PDF)
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