Prince of Wales Mountains

Prince of Wales Mountains

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country=Canada
region=Nunavut
parent=Arctic Cordillera
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highest_lat_d=78|highest_lat_m=33|highest_lat_s=06|highest_lat_NS=N
highest_long_d=78|highest_long_m=39|highest_long_s=51|highest_long_EW=W


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The Prince of Wales Mountains (coord|78|32|59|N|78|40|0|W|type:adm1st) are a mountain range running along the central-east coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. The range is one of the most northern ranges in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera, which is a vast deeply dissected mountain range from Ellesmere Island to the northernmost tip of Labrador. The Prince of Wales Icefield lies mostly in the range.

ee also

*List of mountain ranges
*Arctic Cordillera


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