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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Beaufort Sea |
(b ´f rt) (KEY) , part of the Arctic Ocean, N of Alaska and Canada, between Point Barrow, Alaska, and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The Mackenzie River flows into the sea, which is always covered with pack ice. It was first explored by the Canadian Vilhjalmur Stefansson in 1914. |
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