United States Range
Mountain range in Nunavut, Canada
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The United States Range is one of the northernmost mountain ranges[3] of the Arctic Cordillera and in the world, surpassed only by the Challenger Mountains to the northwest.[4] The range is located in the northeastern region of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada, and is part of the Innuitian Mountains. The highest mountain in the range is Mount Eugene with an elevation of 1,880 metres (6,170 ft). The British Empire Range is immediately to the west of the United States Range.
| United States Range | |
|---|---|
Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Eugene |
| Elevation | 1,880 m (6,170 ft) |
| Coordinates | 82°25′N 66°47′W[1] |
| Geography | |
  United States Range Location in Nunavut | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Range coordinates | 82°25′N 68°0′W[2] |
| Parent range | Innuitian Mountains |
| Borders on | British Empire Range |
| Topo map | NTS 120F6 Barrier Glacier[2] |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Innuitian |
| Rock age | Mesozoic |
The range was named in 1861 by American explorer Isaac Israel Hayes after his ship.[citation needed]