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Coppermine

American  
[kop-er-mahyn] / ˈkɒp ərˌmaɪn /

noun

  1. a river in N Canada, in the central Northwest Territories, flowing N to the Arctic Ocean. 525 miles (845 km) long.


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Bitsue mostly prefers staying at home in rural Coppermine, where she lives without running water or electricity and where her husband tends to livestock.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2020

Alona Bay and Coppermine Point are two of the more popular destinations.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2019

The final stop, hopefully by mid-September, will be where the Coppermine River reaches the Arctic Ocean, followed by a chartered plane flight back to civilization.

From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2015

The voyage begins in Greenland and ends in Coppermine, in western Canada, at a price of $7,000-$17,000 a head. in western Canada.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2012

Sir John Richardson revisited the lower part of the Coppermine River in 1826, and again in 1848, and he knew it better than any other white man.

From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.