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Being only 20 km (12 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, the locality experiences approximately 10 minutes of civil twilight during the
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Eagle Plains serves as the terminus of a temporary winter road which is sometimes built to transport freight into the community of
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that offers services like hospitality and gas. It is frequented by travellers headed for Inuvik or
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The locality also has indigenous centres on site for nearby indigenous tribes.
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The region is generally high in elevation and sits on top of
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Eagle Plains has a hotel and is the only place in between
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creates many creeks and rivers throughout the region.
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