The Kaumajet Mountains are a dramatic compact
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 ...
rising directly out of the
sea on the northern
Labrador
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coast. The mountain range has one peak, the highest
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
peak on the east coast of
North America between the
Caribbean and
Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait (french: Détroit d'Hudson) links the Atlantic Ocean and Labrador Sea to Hudson Bay in Canada. This strait lies between Baffin Island and Nunavik, with its eastern entrance marked by Cape Chidley in Newfoundland and Labrador ...
, and several peaks with very high prominence. The highest
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
in the Kaumajet Mountains is
Brave Mountain
Brave Mountain is a steep mountain, located less than southwest of Bishop's Mitre in northern Labrador, Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacif ...
at .
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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 ...
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Labrador
Mountain ranges of Newfoundland and Labrador