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Aklavik

Feature
Polygon
Name Aklavik
Indigenous Language of Origin Inuinnaqtun, Western Canadian Inuktitut
Toponymic Feature ID 38fafd9cd05511d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key LAATD
Status Official
Concise Term HAM-Hamlet
Generic Term Hamlet
Location Mackenzie
Province/Territory Northwest Territories
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 68° 13′ 10″ N, 135° 0′ 29″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 68.2193083, -135.0081106
NTS Map Number 107B04
Relevance at Scale 1:7 500 000
Decision Date 1981-07-14
Source Northwest Territories - Education Culture Employment
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