Kaumajet Mountains

Kaumajet Mountains

Geobox | Range
name=Kaumajet Mountains


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image_size=275
image_caption=Bishop's Mitre in the Kaumajet Mountains
country=Canada
region=Labrador
parent=Arctic Cordillera
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period=
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highest=Brave Mountain
highest_elevation=1300
highest_lat_d=57|highest_lat_m=52|highest_lat_s=59.9|highest_lat_NS=N
highest_long_d=62|highest_long_m=01|highest_long_s=59.9|highest_long_EW=W

The Kaumajet Mountains are a dramatic compact range rising directly out of the sea on the northern Labrador coast. The range boasts one 4000-foot peak, the highest island peak on the east coast of North America between the Caribbean and Hudson Strait, and several peaks with very high prominence. The highest mountain in the Kaumajet Mountains is Brave Mountain at Unit m|1300|0. The Kaumajet Mountains are part of the Arctic Cordillera which is a vast deeply dissected mountain range.

Highest Peaks of the Kaumajet Mountains
RankNamemft
1Brave Mountain1219+4000+
2Bishop's Mitre11133652
3The Finger1006+3300+
4Peak 3300 (14F/13)1006+3300+
5Cod Island High Point914+3000+
6Cod Island Peak823+2700+
7Cod Island Peak792+2600+
8Drachart Island High Point726+2500+

ee also

*List of mountain ranges
*Arctic Cordillera

External links

* [http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=15050 Kaumajet Mountains]


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