Queen Charlotte Mountains
| Queen Charlotte Mountains | |
|---|---|
 Yakoun Lake and the Queen Charlotte Range | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Moresby |
| Elevation | 1,164 m (3,819 ft) |
| Coordinates | 53°01′09.1″N 132°05′08.2″W / 53.019194°N 132.085611°WCoordinates: 53°01′09.1″N 132°05′08.2″W / 53.019194°N 132.085611°W |
| Geography | |
  Queen Charlotte Mountains | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Parent range | Insular Mountains |
The Queen Charlotte Mountains are a mountain range comprising all mountains and small mountain ranges of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada. It is the northernmost subrange of the Insular Mountains.[1] They are subdivided into the Queen Charlotte Ranges, which comprise a small part of southwestern Graham Island and most of Moresby Island, and the , which runs NW-SE on central Graham Island and includes the northeastern tip of Moresby Island. To the plateau's northeast is the , which is part of the and includes the .[2]
Mount Moresby is the highest mountain associated with the Queen Charlotte Mountains, at 1,164 m (3,819 ft).[3]
Sub-ranges[]
- Cameron Range: On the western side of Graham Island
- Crease Range: On north-central Graham Island
- McKay Range: On the south coast of Graham Island
- San Christoval Range: On the western side of Moresby Island
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Queen Charlotte Mountains Archived November 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- ^ British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Bulletin 48: Landforms of British Columbia, A Physiographic Outline, S.S. Holland 1964 (revised 1976)
- ^ Mount Moresby Archived May 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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