Princess Margaret Range
The Princess Margaret Range, also called the Princess Margaret Mountains, are a mountain range on Axel Heiberg Island in Nunavut, Canada. The range is one of the most northern ranges in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera. The highest mountain in the range is Outlook Peak at 2,210 m (7,251 ft). The range has an area of 42,865 km2 (16,550 sq mi).
Princess Margaret Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Outlook Peak |
Elevation | 2,210 m (7,250 ft) |
Coordinates | 79°44′24″N 91°24′00″W |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Range coordinates | 79°45′N 90°50′W |
Parent range | Arctic Cordillera |
See also
Further reading
• H.P. Trettin, Ed., Geology of the Innuitian Orogen and Arctic Platform of Canada and Greenland, PP 445, 493
• Mark Nuttall, Encyclopedia of the Arctic, P 181
• Stuart Anderson, Travels with Anne: One Couple's Amazing, Stupendous, Almost Unbelievable Adventuers in Remote Parts of the World, P 202
• Willem Bakhuys Roozeboom, Through My Viewfinder, P 216
• W. Brent Garry, Jacob E. Bleacher, Editors, Analogs for Planetary Exploration, P 251
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