Grant Land Mountains
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Grant Land Mountains are a remote mountain range in Canada’s High Arctic, forming part of the rugged Arctic Cordillera on northern Ellesmere Island.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| access | remote and difficult to access ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritory | Nunavut, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar desert climate ⓘ |
| contains | headwaters of several Arctic rivers ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| discoveryEra | late 19th century Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| drainage | Arctic Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystem | High Arctic tundra ⓘ |
| fauna |
Arctic wolves in surrounding areas
ⓘ
muskoxen in surrounding areas ⓘ polar bears in surrounding areas ⓘ |
| feature |
deeply incised fjords nearby
ⓘ
extensive glaciation ⓘ ice caps ⓘ valley glaciers ⓘ |
| flora | sparse cold‑tolerant vegetation ⓘ |
| geology | primarily sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasPeak | Barbeau Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Barbeau Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevationFeet | 8583 ⓘ |
| highestPointElevationMetres | 2616 ⓘ |
| isAmong |
highest mountain ranges in eastern North America
ⓘ
northernmost mountain ranges in the world ⓘ |
| latitudeApprox | 82N ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Cordillera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Arctic Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian High Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellesmere Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ Qikiqtaaluk Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincoln Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Nares Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogeny | Innuitian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic Cordillera mountain system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Innuitian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | uninhabited ⓘ |
| protectedAreaNearby | Quttinirpaaq National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rangeType | fold mountains ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
north of most other Canadian mountain ranges
ⓘ
northern Ellesmere Island ⓘ |
| significance |
contains the highest peak in Nunavut
ⓘ
contains the highest peak in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high‑latitude mountaineering expeditions
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ |
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