United States Range

Mountain range in Nunavut, Canada
82°24′18.0″N 66°38′39.1″W / 82.405000°N 66.644194°W / 82.405000; -66.644194GeographyCountryCanadaRegionNunavutRange coordinates82°25′N 68°0′W / 82.417°N 68.000°W / 82.417; -68.000Parent rangeInnuitian MountainsGeologyOrogenyInnuitianAge of rockMesozoic

The United States Range is one of the northernmost mountain ranges[1] of the Arctic Cordillera and in the world, surpassed only by the Challenger Mountains to the northwest.[2] 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 1,860 metres (6,100 ft). The British Empire Range is immediately to the west of the United States Range.

The range was named in 1861 by American explorer Isaac Israel Hayes after his ship.

See also

References

  1. ^ The United States Range at the Atlas of Canada
  2. ^ The Challenger Mountains at the Atlas of Canada

Further reading

  • USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region, Species Conservation Assessment For Juncus stygius var. americanus Buchenau (Moor rush, bog rush), P 12
  • Lyle Dick, Muskox Land: Ellesmere Island in the Age of Contact, PP 12 – 14

External links

  • Topographic map of the range
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