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.

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Grant Land Mountains canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
access remote and difficult to access
administrativeTerritory Nunavut, Canada
linked to: Nunavut
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
linked to: Arctic basins
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
highestPoint Barbeau Peak
highestPointElevationFeet 8583
highestPointElevationMetres 2616
isAmong highest mountain ranges in eastern North America
northernmost mountain ranges in the world
latitudeApprox 82N
locatedIn Arctic Cordillera
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
linked to: Arctic Archipelago

Canadian High Arctic
Ellesmere Island
Nunavut
Qikiqtaaluk Region
namedAfter Ulysses S. Grant
nearbyWaterBody Arctic Ocean
Lincoln Sea
Nares Strait
orogeny Innuitian orogeny
partOf Arctic Cordillera mountain system
linked to: Arctic Cordillera

Innuitian Mountains
linked to: Arctic Cordillera
population uninhabited
protectedAreaNearby Quttinirpaaq National Park
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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Arctic Cordillera contains Grant Land Mountains