Geodetic Hills

Geodetic Hills

The Geodetic Hills (coord|79|48|37|N|89|59|01|W|type:mountain|display=inline,title) are a mountain range on central Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is associated with the Arctic Cordillera mountain system.

In 1995, scientists advocated the hills' be managed by the Canadian Parks Service and be annexed to the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve. [cite journal |url=http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic48-4-342.pdf |title=Erosion of the Geodetic Hills Fossil Forest, Axel Heiberg Island, Northwest Territories |accessdate=2008-09-24 |last=Bigras |first=C. |coauthors=Bliz, M., Grattan, D.W., & Gruchy, C. |journal=Arctic |volume=48 |number=4 |pages=342 |date=December 1995 |work= |publisher=ucalgary.ca]

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