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1090:Clyde River
1078:Communities
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731:Torngarsoak
671:Highpointer
495:Precipitous
395:Byan Martin
370:Blackwelder
145:, formerly
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85:Coordinates
1470:Categories
1315:Sven Hedin
1280:Macculloch
1275:Kiitarayuk
1260:Jimi Maasi
1235:Coronation
1115:Pond Inlet
1054:Île Vanier
968:Sven Hedin
933:Macculloch
928:Kiitarayuk
913:Jimi Maasi
888:Coronation
822:Polar Bear
807:Perfection
646:Breidablik
631:Biederbick
455:Inglefield
445:Haddington
410:Cunningham
400:Challenger
270:2008-01-05
235:References
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1141:Auyuittuq
1044:Ellesmere
973:Turnabout
938:Narsarsuk
852:Yelverton
847:Van Hauen
777:Cockscomb
586:Arrowhead
569:Mountains
535:Thorndike
460:Innuitian
347:of Canada
181:samples.
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1305:Sermilik
1245:Disraeli
1230:Benedict
1215:Ad Astra
1151:Sirmilik
1064:Lougheed
1059:Labrador
1029:Cornwall
1014:Bathurst
978:Utinatuk
963:Sermilik
898:Disraeli
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861:Glaciers
842:Sverdrup
832:Singeyer
802:Kingnait
792:Fortress
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711:Qiajivik
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576:Angilaaq
520:Selamiut
515:Scoresby
510:Sawtooth
475:Kaumajet
465:Jeffries
435:Grinnell
430:Geodetic
425:Garfield
223:See also
179:ice core
132:Terminus
79:, Canada
73:Location
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1362:Nunavut
1295:Parrish
1285:Nuuksuq
1270:Keyhole
1250:Eugenie
1220:Agassiz
1199:Nunavut
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992:Regions
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923:Keyhole
903:Eugenie
812:Pioneer
797:Glacier
741:Whisler
701:Outlook
611:Barbeau
545:Treuter
540:Torngat
485:Krieger
420:Everett
380:Boulder
197:whaling
175:ice age
163:Nunavut
151:ice cap
98:66°13′W
95:67°17′N
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68:Ice cap
1423:Canada
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1225:Barnes
1095:Eureka
1069:Quebec
1049:Helena
1024:Coburg
1009:Baffin
948:Oliver
827:Revoir
787:Eureka
782:Eskimo
772:Bryant
755:Passes
716:Stokes
706:Oxford
676:Innuit
666:Eugene
656:Cirque
621:Battle
596:Asgard
591:Arthur
525:Stokes
490:Osborn
405:Conger
365:Baffin
353:Ranges
186:Arctic
171:fjords
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1356:This
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1240:Devon
1134:Parks
1085:Alert
1034:Devon
1019:Bylot
817:Piper
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726:Thule
691:Nukap
641:Brave
606:Baldr
601:Ayles
581:Angna
530:Swiss
450:Hartz
415:Douro
390:Bruce
201:Inuit
1427:stub
1366:stub
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