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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

Leaving Joe Pete to work the claim on the Coppermine, they burned into the gravel on a creek that gave promise, and while their fire slowly thawed out the muck, they hunted.

From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)