The Kiglapait Mountains lie north of
Nain, in northern
Labrador
, nickname = "The Big Land"
, etymology =
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Canada
, subdivision_type1 = Province
, subdivision_name1 ...
, south of the
Torngat and
Kaumajet Mountains
The Kaumajet Mountains are a dramatic compact mountain range rising directly out of the sea on the northern Labrador coast. The mountain range has one peak, the highest island peak on the east coast of North America between the Caribbean and ...
. Not as high as those ranges, they still boast very rugged terrain and many peaks with high
prominence
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...
values. The name means "dog-tooth."
External links
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Photo gallery, Aerial photos of Kiglapait Mountains by
Doc Searls
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Labrador
Mountain ranges of Newfoundland and Labrador
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