Keewatin
Americannoun
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a district in the Northwest Territories, in N Canada. 228,160 sq. mi. (590,935 sq. km).
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Geology. a division of the Archeozoic rocks found in the Canadian Shield.
noun
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The Carmi land, now part of Keewatin Taconite, has long been sought for Hibbing Taconite and could extend the mine’s life by 12 years and provide about 500 million tons of resources.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2020
A side-effect of Minamata disease is that there are few elders like Fobister or Keewatin left.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2018
“As soon as they discovered the mercury, they said the fish was too contaminated,” Keewatin says.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2018
Keewatin Taconite has also been shut down this year, as have Mesabi Nugget near Hoyt Lakes and Mining Resources in Chisholm.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2015
The semi-aridity of the Great Plains, produced by their position in the lee of the Rocky Mountains, stopped the advance of the Keewatin ice sheet toward the southwest.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Ellsworth Huntington
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