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The standard picture of the igloo church in Inuvik (pronounced 'In-oo-vik').
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The central areas - apparently 'North Mart' was the most original name they could come up with... (North Mart bought out the remenants of the Hudson Bay Company and apparently decided that a famous company name with lots of history wouldn't do on a store selling lots of plastic junk).
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Nearly all the houses are up on stilts to avoid melting the permafrost.
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All th utility piping is also above ground and encased (I think these are heated).
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And yes - they really do have polar bear number plates!
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The access point to the ice road to Tuk - this was the destination for the following day.
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Dinner with a stuffed polar bear.
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It as about -20C when we got here and the temperature started dropping in the evening.
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