Challenger Mountains
Mountain range in Nunavut, Canada
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The Challenger Mountains are a mountain range on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada. The range is the most northern range in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera.[1] The highest mountain in the range is Commonwealth Mountain 2,225 m (7,300 ft). The United States Range is immediately to the east of the Challenger Mountains.
Elevation2,225 m (7,300 ft)
Area14,892 km2 (5,750 mi2)
| Challenger Mountains | |
|---|---|
Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Commonwealth Mountain |
| Elevation | 2,225 m (7,300 ft) |
| Coordinates | 82°24′N 76°45′W |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 14,892 km2 (5,750 mi2) |
| Geography | |
  Challenger Mountains Location in Nunavut | |
| Country | Canada |
| Region | Nunavut |
| Range coordinates | 82°41′N 076°12′W |
| Parent range | Innuitian Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Innuitian |
| Rock age | Mesozoic |
The range lies within Quttinirpaaq National Park, the second most northerly park in the world after Northeast Greenland National Park in Greenland.[2]
Low elevation lakes located along Taconite Inlet are part of the Challenger Mountains and local relief exceeds 1,250 m (4,101 ft).
Further reading
- United States. Hydrographic Office, Sailing Directions for Northern Canada: The Coast of Labrador Northward of St. Lewis Sound, the Northern Coast of the Canadian Mainland, and the Canadian Archipelago, Second Edition, 1951 P 513
