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Ukpik Peak

Coordinates: 70°41′10″N 71°19′10″W / 70.68611°N 71.31944°W / 70.68611; -71.31944[1]
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Ukpik Peak
Ukpik Peak is located in Nunavut
Ukpik Peak
Ukpik Peak
Location in Nunavut (on Baffin Island)
Highest point
Elevation1,809 m (5,935 ft)[2]
Prominence1,650 m (5,410 ft)[2]
Listing
Coordinates70°41′10″N 71°19′10″W / 70.68611°N 71.31944°W / 70.68611; -71.31944[1]
Geography
LocationBaffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Parent rangeBaffin Mountains
Topo mapNTS 27F12 (untitled)

Ukpik Peak is a mountain associated with the Baffin Mountains on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.

Geography

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Ukpik Peak is located at the southern end of the Remote Peninsula between the Stewart Valley and Sam Ford Fiord.[3]

At 1,809 m (5,935 ft) it is the twenty-eighth-highest peak in Nunavut and the eighth-highest peak in the territory by topographic prominence.[4] However, it is not as conspicuous as Sail Peaks rising 4.5 km (2.8 mi) to the northwest facing Stewart Valley.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Ukpik Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ukpik Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  3. ^ "Ukpik Peak". Mapcarta. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ^ Peaks In Nunavut
  5. ^ "DMM - Brits gear up for Arctic Yosemite". Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
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