United States Range
The United States Range is one of the most northern mountain ranges[1] in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera and is surpassed only by the Challenger Mountains to the northwest.[2] The range is located on the northeastern region of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada and is part of the Innuitian Mountains. The highest mountain in the range is Mount Eugene (1,850 m). The British Empire Range is immediately to the west of the United States Range.
| United States Range | |
|---|---|
 Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Eugene |
| Elevation | 1,860 m (6,100 ft) |
| Coordinates | 82°24′18.0″N 66°38′39.1″W |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| State/Province | Nunavut |
| Range coordinates | 82°25′N 68°0′W |
| Parent range | Innuitian Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Innuitian |
| Age of rock | Mesozoic |
The range was named in 1861 by American explorer Isaac Israel Hayes after his ship.
See also
References
- The United States Range at the Atlas of Canada
- The Challenger Mountains at the Atlas of Canada
Further reading
• USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region, Species Conservation Assessment For Juncus stygius var. americanus Buchenau (Moor rush, bog rush), P 12
• Lyle Dick, Muskox Land: Ellesmere Island in the Age of Contact, PP 12 - 14
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