Franklin Mountains
| Franklin Mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Cap ( 1570 m ) | |
| location | Canada | |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 11 ′ N , 123 ° 43 ′ W | |
| surface | 40,000 km² | |
The Franklin Mountains are a mountain range in the Northwest Territories in Canada .
The Franklin Mountains extend 500 km north-south along the right bank of the Mackenzie River . The highest point is the 1570 m high Mount Cap (also called Cap Mountain ) in the south of the mountains. The second highest mountain is Mount Clark in the north of the Franklin Mountains at 1,463 m .
They are named after John Franklin , who almost starved to death in these mountains on his return from his expedition in 1819–1822.
See also
literature
- Brockhaus Encyclopedia , Volume 7. 19th edition. ISBN 3-7653-1100-6
Web links
- Franklin Mountains on Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernhard Abend: Canada: West . ISBN 978-3-8297-1037-4 , pp. 70 ( Google Books [accessed October 25, 2011]).