The Princess Margaret Range, also called the Princess Margaret Mountains, are a
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 ...
on
Axel Heiberg Island
Axel Heiberg Island ( iu, ᐅᒥᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᓈᑦ, ) is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located in the Arctic Ocean, it is the 32nd largest island in the world and Canada's seventh largest island. According ...
in
Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. The range is one of the most northern ranges in the world and of the
Arctic Cordillera
The Arctic Cordillera is a terrestrial ecozone in northern Canada characterized by a vast, deeply dissected chain of mountain ranges extending along the northeastern flank of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago from Ellesmere Island to the northeas ...
. The highest mountain in the range is
Outlook Peak
Outlook Peak is a mountain in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada, located on the southwestern edge of the Muller Icecap. It is the highest mountain of the Princess Margaret Range at 2,210 m (7,251 ft), and the highest on Axel Heiberg Island, as w ...
at . The range has an area of .
See also
*
List of mountain ranges
This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies. First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent. Ranges in the oceans an ...
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
External links
Peakbagger.com: Princess Margaret Mountains
Arctic Cordillera
Mountain ranges of Qikiqtaaluk Region
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