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Porcupine River

American  

noun

  1. a river in NW Yukon Territory, Canada and NE Alaska, flowing N and W to the Yukon River. 448 miles (721 km) long.


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Their parents hired a mountain guide, who searched for Gary Sotherden by canoeing up the Porcupine River in 1977.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023

Relying on genetic testing and genealogy research, state troopers in Alaska confirmed that a skull found by the Porcupine River in 1997 was that of Mr. Sotherden.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023

None of us had the least idea that we could find Porcupine River, even if we were to be given accurate directions on how to get there.

From Gold by White, Stewart Edward

It is highly probable that the movement was by way of the Porcupine River.

From Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska by Stuck, Hudson

This imaginary line on the earth's surface, as is indicated on the accompanying maps, crosses Canada to the north of Hudson Bay, and passes through Alaska near where the Porcupine River joins the Yukon.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)

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