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Queen Elizabeth Islands

Range Type	Archipelago
Highest Point	Barbeau Peak (2616 m/8583 ft)
Countries	Canada
States/Provinces	Nunavut (88%), Northwest Territories (12%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	427,556 sq km / 165,079 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	968 km / 601 mi North-South 1,341 km / 833 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	79° 37' N; 76° 33' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Queen Elizabeth Islands
Click on red triangle icons for links to other ranges.

Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.

Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.

North America Arctic Islands	Level 2 (Parent)
Queen Elizabeth Islands	Level 3
Parry Islands	Level 4 (Child)
Central Queen Elizabeth Islands	Level 4 (Child)
Princess Margaret Mountains	Level 4 (Child)
Ellesmere Island	Level 4 (Child)
Devon Island	Level 4 (Child)
South Canadian Arctic Islands	Level 3 (Sibling)
Baffin Island	Level 3 (Sibling)
Greenland	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Queen Elizabeth Islands

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Barbeau Peak	2616	8583	Ellesmere Island
2.	Rescue	2591	8500	Ellesmere Island
3.	Victory	2591	8500	Ellesmere Island
4.	Resolute	2591	8500	Ellesmere Island
5.	Fury	2585	8480	Ellesmere Island
6.	Mount Whisler	2500	8202	Ellesmere Island
7.	Intrepid	2438	8000	Ellesmere Island
8.	Griper	2417	7930	Ellesmere Island
9.	Lady Franklin	2353	7720	Ellesmere Island
10.	South Ellesmere Ice Cap High Point	2347	7700	Ellesmere Island
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Barbeau Peak	2616	8583	Ellesmere Island
2.	Outlook Peak	2210	7251	Princess Margaret Mountains
3.	Devon Ice Cap	1890+	6200+	Devon Island
4.	Melville Island High Point	762	2500	Parry Islands
5.	Stokes Mountain	412	1351	Central Queen Elizabeth Islands

Photos of Peaks in the Queen Elizabeth Islands

Barbeau Peak: The broad north summit ridge of Barbeau Peak.

Peak 6400: Approaching the unnamed Peak 6400, near Barbeau Peak on the Ellesmere Island icecap

Highpointer Peak: The summit ridge of Highpointers Peak (unofficial name), Ellesmere Island, Canada

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