Coppermine

[ kop-er-mahyn ]

noun

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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Finally, on the 13th July, 1771, he reached the Coppermine River.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules Verne
The object of Dr. Richardson's party was to examine the intermediate coast between the Mackenzie and the Coppermine rivers.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 278, Supplementary Number (1828) | Various
They had been on their way 186 down the Coppermine when they, too, had been overtaken in the fog.
The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition | Gerald Breckenridge
This we decided to take with us, and it proved extremely useful later on in crossing the Coppermine.
The Barren Ground of Northern Canada | Warburton Mayer Pike
The coast to the eastward of the Coppermine River is high and dry, and far less encumbered with ice.
Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea | John Franklin

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