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244:on a broad
181:Dewey Soper
154:24 May 1982
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1067:Long Point
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859:Mallikjuaq
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834:Inuujarvik
712:Hannah Bay
602:(proposed)
371:2007-08-05
346:2007-08-05
290:References
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151:Designated
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240:It is an
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185:migratory
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316:25 April
268:See also
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256:plain.
206:to the
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