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
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