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Coppermine

American  
[kop-er-mahyn] / ˈkɒp ərˌmaɪn /

noun

  1. a river in N Canada, in the central Northwest Territories, flowing N to the Arctic Ocean. 525 miles (845 km) long.


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Bitsue mostly prefers staying at home in rural Coppermine, where she lives without running water or electricity and where her husband tends to livestock.

From Seattle Times Jan. 26, 2020

Alona Bay and Coppermine Point are two of the more popular destinations.

From New York Times Jan. 8, 2019

The final stop, hopefully by mid-September, will be where the Coppermine River reaches the Arctic Ocean, followed by a chartered plane flight back to civilization.

From Washington Times Apr. 9, 2015

The voyage begins in Greenland and ends in Coppermine, in western Canada, at a price of $7,000-$17,000 a head. in western Canada.

From The Guardian Jul. 21, 2012

Going west, then north, on July 18, 1771, Hearne reached the mouth of the Coppermine River near latitude 68°, where he took formal possession of the Arctic Ocean for the Company.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton

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