Stokes Range
Encyclopedia
The Stokes Range is a mountain range
on Bathurst Island
, Nunavut
, Canada
. The range is one of the northernmost ranges in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera
. Its highest point is 412 m (1,352 ft) at Stokes Mountain
.
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...
on Bathurst Island
Bathurst Island
A member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Bathurst Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut Territory, Canada. The area of the island is estimated at , making it the 54th largest island in the world and Canada's 13th largest island. It is uninhabited.The island is low-lying with...
, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The range is one of the northernmost ranges in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera
Arctic Cordillera
The Arctic Cordillera is a vast, deeply dissected chain of mountain ranges extending along the northeastern flank of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago from Ellesmere Island to the northeasternmost part of the Labrador Peninsula in northern Labrador and northern Quebec, Canada...
. Its highest point is 412 m (1,352 ft) at Stokes Mountain
Stokes Mountain
Stokes Mountain is the highest mountain of the Stokes Range on Bathurst Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is also the highpoint on Bathrust Island and has a topographic prominence of , greater than any other mountain in the Stokes Range....
.