The Halifax Range is a small
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
Vancouver Island
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,
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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, adjacent to
Johnstone Strait
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, between Amor de Cosmos Creek and
Pye Creek Pye can refer to:
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. It consists of hills and has an area of 51 km
2 and is a subrange of the
Vancouver Island Ranges
The Vancouver Island Ranges, formerly called the Vancouver Island Mountains, are a series of mountain ranges extending along the length of Vancouver Island which has an area of . The Vancouver Island Ranges comprise the central and largest part ...
which in turn form part of the
Insular Mountains
The Insular Mountains are a range of mountains in the Pacific Coast Ranges on the Coast of British Columbia, Canada, comprising the Vancouver Island Ranges and Queen Charlotte Mountains. The Insular Mountains are rugged, particularly on Vancouv ...
.
[Halifax Range](_blank)
in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
See also
*
List of mountain ranges
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References
Vancouver Island Ranges
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