Victoria and Albert Mountains
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The Victoria and Albert Mountains (80°30′N 74°8′W) are a mountain range
running on the east coast of Ellesmere Island
, Nunavut
, Canada
. The range is one of the most northern ranges in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera
. The highest mountain in the range is Agassiz Ice Cap Summit at 2201 m (7,221.1 ft). The range has an area of 37650 km² (14,536.7 sq mi).
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
running on the east coast of Ellesmere Island
Ellesmere Island
Ellesmere Island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Lying within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, it is considered part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, with Cape Columbia being the most northerly point of land in Canada...
, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal 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, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The range is one of the most northern ranges in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera
Arctic Cordillera
The Arctic Cordillera is a vast, deeply dissected chain of mountain ranges extending along the northeastern flank of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago from Ellesmere Island to the northeasternmost part of the Labrador Peninsula in northern Labrador and northern Quebec, Canada...
. The highest mountain in the range is Agassiz Ice Cap Summit at 2201 m (7,221.1 ft). The range has an area of 37650 km² (14,536.7 sq mi).