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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A town of northwest Northwest Territories, Canada, near the Beaufort Sea on the Mackenzie River delta.
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- proper noun a town in the
Northwest Territories ofCanada
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Google 'Inuvik' and 'C-17' and you'll see what I mean.
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I will never forget the first hot shower in over a month up in Inuvik though.
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I will never forget the first hot shower in over a month up in Inuvik though.
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Into the water went Chilliwack 13-year old Peyton Kisoun-Hind, his 7-year old sister Asta Kisoun-Hind, his mother Delma Kisoun, 40, his grandfather Victor Allen, 80, and Issac Shingatok, 40, the latter two both of Inuvik.
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A family was visiting Inuvik and were boating on the Mackenzie River last Wednesday with local relatives who were teaching them traditional Inuit ways about the Beluga whale harvest.
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The two exploration areas, BP's Pokak and Exxon's Ajurak leases, are located between 75 and 90 miles off Canada's north shore, directly north of the city of Inuvik in the Northwest Territories.
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A family was visiting Inuvik and were boating on the Mackenzie River last Wednesday with local relatives who were teaching them traditional Inuit ways about the Beluga whale harvest.
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Reports are that when he was found on the river bank he asked politely if he could have a ride back to Inuvik.
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Into the water went Chilliwack 13-year old Peyton Kisoun-Hind, his 7-year old sister Asta Kisoun-Hind, his mother Delma Kisoun, 40, his grandfather Victor Allen, 80, and Issac Shingatok, 40, the latter two both of Inuvik.
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May the people of Inuvik help this child and keep him safe during this ordeal.
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