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of which run between the sea and the lakes, whilst others always remain in the freshwater lakes. The wealth of fish in the sea seems to be small; at any rate it is not much exploited by the Eskimos: at Ponds Inlet there is some fishing for cod and sea scorpions, and at Lyon Inlet and in Duke of York Bay shoals of caplins (angmagssats) sometimes appear.

There are no reptiles. Of the lower animal world may be mentioned the mosquito which, in the short summer — from the middle of July to the middle of August — can make life in the open air a torment. The low, swampy land on Southampton Island is said to be particularly bad in this respect; there are fewest mosquitos in Cockburn Land, although at certain places, for instance round the trading station at Ponds Inlet, they can be extremely annoying.

Mussels and other shell fish do occur, but are only eaten in a half-digested state from the stomachs of killed walruses.

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