British Empire Range
| British Empire Range | |
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 Map with the British Empire Range |
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 British Empire Range north of the Tanquary Fiord |
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| Highest peak | Barbeau Peak ( 2616 m ) |
| location | on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut , Canada |
| part of | Arctic Cordillera |
| Coordinates | 81 ° 54 ′ N , 75 ° 2 ′ W |
| particularities | highest mountain range of the Arctic Cordillera |
The British Empire Range is a mountain range on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut , Canada . The mountain range is one of the northernmost in the world and forms part of the Arctic Cordillera .
Nunatak of the British Empire Range
The highest point of the British Empire Range is Barbeau Peak at 2,616 meters . The mountain range was named in the spring of 1935 by Gordon Noel Humphreys during the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition, which he led .
Highest peaks:
| summit | Height (m) |
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| Barbeau Peak | 2,616 |
| Mount Whisler | 2,500 |
| Arrowhead Mountain | 1,860 |
| High pointer peak | 1,585 |