Arctic Cordillera Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Arctic Cordillera
The Baffin Mountains at the northern end of Auyuittuq National Park
Highest point
Peak	Barbeau Peak
Elevation	2,616 m (8,583 ft)
Geography

Country	Canada
Territories and Provinces	Nunavut, Quebec and Labrador
Regions	Arctic Archipelago and Ungava Peninsula
Geology
Type of rock	Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary

The Arctic Cordillera is a mountain range running along the northeastern coast of North America from Ellesmere Island to the northernmost tip of Labrador. It is the only major mountain range in Canada east of the Rocky Mountains. The range has a surface area of 218,225 km² (84,257 sq mi). Its highest point is 2,616 metres (8,583 ft) at Barbeau Peak.

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Geological Survey of Canada. Cordillera and Pacific Margin Interior Plains and Arctic Canada. Geological Survey of Canada Current Research, 1998-A. 1998.
Hall, John K. Arctic Ocean Geophysical Studies The Alpha Cordillera and Mendeleyev Ridge. Palisades, N.Y.: Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Columbia University, 1970.
Walker, Edward R. A Synoptic Climatology for Parts of the Western Cordillera. Montreal: McGill University, 1961.

Images for kids

Tanquary Fiord, showing confluence of Air Force River, Rollrock River and Macdonald River
Gull Glacier in Tanquary Fjord
Folded rock in the Torngat Mountains
Dragon Cliff, including the flood basalt lava layers
Mount Asgard in July 2001
Mount Thor in 1997
Characteristic rock formations and glaciers. Turnweather Peak in the middle.
Nedlukseak Fiord (Davis Strait) and view to the mountains
The Conger Range and Ad Astra Icecap
The Osborn Range seen from a Twin Otter
Qijuttaaqanngittuq Valley in the southern Baffin Mountains
Nachvak Fjord, Torngat Mountains

Arctic Cordillera facts for kids

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