The Innuitian Region is a
physiographic division of Canada's far north.
It is one of three physiographic divisions of the
Arctic Lands physiographic region, along with the Arctic Coastal Plain, and the Arctic Lowlands.
The
Queen Elizabeth Islands comprise most of the region, which is also considered to be part of the
Arctic Archipelago.
Physiographic regions and divisions
Each physiographic region, subregion and division has its own subregions and divisions—distinguished by topography and geology.
The Innuitian Region has three major
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
s—the Grantland, the
Princess Margaret Range, and the
Victoria and Albert Mountains. Between the mountains are vast plateaus, uplands and lowlands. These mountain ranges are part of the
Innuitian Mountains
The Innuitian Mountains are a mountain range in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, Canada. They are part of the Arctic Cordillera and are largely unexplored, due to the hostile climate. They are named after the northern indigenous people, the ...
which in turn form part of the
Arctic Cordillera mountain system. On central Axel Heiberg Island and northwestern
Ellesmere Island, the mountains are nearly buried by ice sheets through which the peaks project as a row of
nunataks. Between these three large mountainous zones lies the Eureka Upland. To the south are the Perry Plateau and the
Sverdrup Lowlands, a region of low relief, rolling, and scarped lowland. About one third of the Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands are covered with ice.
References
{{Arctic topics
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Regions of Canada
Regions of the Arctic