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Nanook River, the Glossary

The Nanook River (meaning "polar bear") is located on Victoria Island in Northern Canada, commencing in the Northwest Territories and ending in Nunavut.^[1]

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22 relations: Arctic fox, Cambridge Bay, Cyperaceae, Dryas (plant), Glacier, Hadley Bay, Lemming, List of rivers of Nunavut, List of rivers of the Northwest Territories, Muskox, Northern Canada, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Papaver radicatum, Peary caribou, Pedicularis, Polar bear, Sea level, Shaler Mountains, Snowy owl, Victoria Island, Viscount Melville Sound.
Rivers of Kitikmeot Region
Rivers of Nunavut
Rivers of the Northwest Territories
Victoria Island (Canada)

Arctic fox

The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small species of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome.

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Cambridge Bay

Cambridge Bay (Inuinnaqtun: Iqaluktuuttiaq Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ; 2021 population 1,760; population centre 1,403) is a hamlet located on Victoria Island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. Nanook River and Cambridge Bay are Victoria Island (Canada).

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Cyperaceae

The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges.

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Dryas (plant)

Dryas is a genus of perennial cushion-forming evergreen dwarf shrubs in the family Rosaceae, native to the arctic and alpine regions of Europe, Asia and North America.

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Glacier

A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight.

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Hadley Bay

Hadley Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Nanook River and Hadley Bay are Victoria Island (Canada).

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Lemming

A lemming is a small rodent, usually found in or near the Arctic in tundra biomes.

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List of rivers of Nunavut

This is a list of rivers that are in whole or partly in Nunavut, Canada. Nanook River and list of rivers of Nunavut are rivers of Nunavut.

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List of rivers of the Northwest Territories

This is a list of rivers that are in whole or partly in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Nanook River and list of rivers of the Northwest Territories are rivers of the Northwest Territories.

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Muskox

The muskox (Ovibos moschatus, in Latin "musky sheep-ox"), also spelled musk ox and musk-ox, plural muskoxen or musk oxen (in translit; in translit, label), is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae.

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Northern Canada

Northern Canada (Nord du Canada), colloquially the North or the Territories, is the vast northernmost region of Canada, variously defined by geography and politics.

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Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories (abbreviated NT or NWT; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; formerly North-West Territories) is a federal territory of Canada.

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Nunavut

Nunavut (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada.

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Papaver radicatum

Papaver radicatum is a species of poppy known by the common names Arctic poppy, rooted poppy, and yellow poppy.

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Peary caribou

The Peary caribou (Rangifer arcticus pearyi) is a subspecies of caribou found in the High Arctic islands of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Canada.

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Pedicularis

Pedicularis is a genus of perennial green root parasite plants currently placed in the family Orobanchaceae (the genus previously having been placed in Scrophulariaceae sensu lato).

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Polar bear

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas.

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Sea level

Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured.

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Shaler Mountains

The Shaler Mountains are a mountain range that cross the Northwest Territories-Nunavut border on north-central Victoria Island, Canada.

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Snowy owl

The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, is a large, white owl of the true owl family.

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Victoria Island

Victoria Island (italic) is a large island in the Arctic Archipelago that straddles the boundary between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada. Nanook River and Victoria Island are Victoria Island (Canada).

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Viscount Melville Sound

Viscount Melville Sound, formerly Melville Sound, is an arm of the Arctic Ocean in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut and the Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories, Canada. Nanook River and Viscount Melville Sound are Victoria Island (Canada).

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See also

Rivers of Kitikmeot Region

Rivers of Nunavut

List of rivers of Nunavut
Nanook River

Rivers of the Northwest Territories

Victoria Island (Canada)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanook_River