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Nanook River

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Name Nanook River
Indigenous Language of Origin Inuinnaqtun, Western Canadian Inuktitut
Other name(s) for this feature 7339d5f5ba3611d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key OAUIQ
Status Official
Concise Term RIV-River
Generic Term River
Location Franklin
Province/Territory Nunavut
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 71° 5′ 47″ N, 110° 0′ 6″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 71.0963668, -110.0017868
NTS Map Number 077G03
Relevance at Scale 1:1 000 000
Decision Date 1968-04-11
Source Nunavut-Department of Culture and Heritage
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