Kaumajet Mountains
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The Kaumajet Mountains are a dramatic compact mountain range
rising directly out of the sea
on the northern Labrador
coast. The mountain range boasts one 4000 feet (1,219.2 m) 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 1300 m (4,265 ft).
Highest Peaks of the Kaumajet Mountains >
Rank
Name m ft
1
Brave Mountain
1300
4265
2
Bishop's Mitre
1113
3652
3
The Finger
1006+
3300+
4
Peak 3300 (14F/13)
1006+
3300+
5
Cod Island High Point
914+
3000+
6
Cod Island Peak
823+
2700+
7
Cod Island Peak
792+
2600+
8
Drachart Island High Point
726+
2500+
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
rising directly out of the sea
Sea
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on the northern Labrador
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
coast. The mountain range boasts one 4000 feet (1,219.2 m) peak, the highest island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
peak on the east coast of North America
North America
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between the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
and Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait links the Atlantic Ocean to Hudson Bay in Canada. It lies between Baffin Island and the northern coast of Quebec, its eastern entrance marked by Cape Chidley and Resolution Island. It is long...
, and several peaks with very high prominence. The highest mountain
Mountain
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in the Kaumajet Mountains is Brave Mountain
Brave Mountain
Brave Mountain is a steep mountain, located less than southwest of Bishop's Mitre in northern Labrador, Canada. It is the highest peak of the Kaumajet Mountains, with an elevation of , as well as the highest island peak on the Atlantic coast of North America....
at 1300 m (4,265 ft).
Brave Mountain
Brave Mountain is a steep mountain, located less than southwest of Bishop's Mitre in northern Labrador, Canada. It is the highest peak of the Kaumajet Mountains, with an elevation of , as well as the highest island peak on the Atlantic coast of North America....
Bishop's Mitre (mountain)
Bishop's Mitre is a mountain located east of Brave Mountain on the northern coast of Labrador in the Kaumajet Mountains. Its appearance is more like a steep tower, which lies on the north point of Grimmington Island, between Seal Bight and Cod Bag Harbour....