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 ari ...
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. Accordin ...
in
Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the '' Nunavut Act'' and the '' Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act'' ...
,
Canada
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. 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 . The range has an area of .
See also
*
List of mountain ranges
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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