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Tahapkuat hiuraqtutut qaiqtuit Qaiqturaluit auktuqhimayunillu uyararaaluit pulahimayangit hivuraanit qaliriiqhimayut huruqhimaittut amihuryuat imarmiuttait uumayuugaluit Kaniitian Maniraanit, hiqumittuuvluni aallatqiinit, pinniiqhimayut qangaraaluk uyarannguqhimayut. Hamna qaiqtuit iluani aallatqiit ikaarningit qangaraalungmi mayuqqaliuqhimavakkamik aviktuqhimayumi iiqhimainnaqtut ataani nutaanguyut hiuraqpaluktut, nuna. Hiqumigyuaqhimayut, imuhimavlutik uyaqqaittauq hiurarmilu, uyaralingmilu hiqumittut hikuhimagaluaqtunut. Hamna hukhauhuiqpaktullu takunnaqtut tamainnit nunaum maniraani uyarak uyarannguqhimayut hiquvluqtauhimayutut ittuq qaiqtumi ahiarmi havigayannguqhimayullu, uuminnganit kulu, havigalik, hikup taimailitauhimayuq ikhinnaqtauhimavluni hiku tammarmat. havigyuaq, palaannamillu. Ilitturnaqhutik huqpaniittut havigaliit Hiquvluningit naptuyunit uyarait naniyaulaaqtut uyararmi taimaalu uyarait takunnaqtut naniyauvaktut uyaraqhiuqtunut nunakkut ilaani, aadjikuhiulaaqhutik inianit nanminiriyainnit. tingmiakkulluuniit nunanit qauyihailiraangat, ilittuqtauvaktut ilagiyauyut ukuninngat kuvaatiup taqangit uuminngaluuniit PUKUKTAUHIMAYUT UYARAQTARVIUNIQ QAUYIHAQHUTIK HIVUNIQHUUT qattingnaqhimayut hilalittuni uuminngat salfait- amihuuyut uyaraqqit. Sabina Kulu unalu Havigalik Kuapuriisan nanminiriliqtaat hamna Hanningayum Kuugaa kuulu havaariyangit, nayugalik uvani Uvani Kiillinirmi Prince of Wales Qikiqtait, huvuraanit ahiarmi, 80 km tahinia uyaraqtarviuyakhait, 75 km tunnganit uataanngat haattumi nalahimayut uvingavyakhimayumilluuniit qaiqtumi Qingaungmit. Hamna iniqpiaqhimayut kuulu qauyiharniq NAPPAA HAVAAK KINA HAVAKTUK KANUGITPA UYAKKAT HAVIKAKTUT 100 Atik Kaapa Atik Kaapa Kuapaliisin Havaktut 101 Kugluktuk Kuugani Kaizen Havaktut 102-103 Izak Kaiktua (Hai Tahia – 103, Izak Tahia – 104) MMG Havaktut 147 Hakit Kugaa, Glenkoa Havangittut 148 Hangigayuk MMG Havangittut 149 Wisbuun Glenkoa Havangittut KUUL 301-302 Hannigayuk (George Tahia – 301, Goose Tahia – 302) Sapiina Kuul unalu Silva Kuapaliisin Havaktut 303 CO-20 Transisin Metals Kuapaliisin Havaktut Kamiti Bii (Anuri-Riivin - 222, Hitamat Kaiktut-Cop – 304-308 223, Inuk – 224, Pingahut Kaiktugalaat – 225, Kivallik- Orin Riisuasis Havaktut mi Nunat – 226) 309 Elu Taffi TMAC Riisuasis Havaktut 311 Hut Kugaa WPC Riisuasis Havaktut Huup Bii (Boston - 312, Chicago - 313, TMAC Riisuasis Havaktut 312-315 Doris – 314, Madrid – 315) 345 Itsin Tahia Transisin Metals Kuapaliisin Havangittut 347 Lupin Uyagahiukvia WPC Riisuasis Havangittut 348 Ulu WPC Riisuasis Havangittut 349 Wisbuun Kuul Sapiina Kuul unalu Silva Kuapaliisin Havangittut TAIMAT 201 Hut Kugaa Kriista Kinnikhianik Havaktut 205 Omingmak Kriista Kinnikhianik Havaktut 207 Kugaaruk Jujhii Taimat Kuapaliisin Havaktut 210 Sten Atik Sta Kinnikhianik Kuapaliisin Havaktut 249 Jialiku Uyagakhiukvik Shia Taimans Havangittut Nayugait kiniklugit nunauyami kaliktagiyaani titikap Havaktut ukuatlu Havangittut havaat Kitikmeot Aviktukhimaniani titigakhimakpat taaktumik naunaiyautigiyaat Imai taamna havaak angiyuk.
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