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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	427,560 sq km / 165,081 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
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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.	Mount Whisler	2520+	8268+	Ellesmere Island
3.	Resolute	2520+	8268+	Ellesmere Island
4.	Griper	2480+	8136+	Ellesmere Island
5.	Victory	2440+	8005+	Ellesmere Island
6.	Fury	2400+	7874+	Ellesmere Island
7.	Mount Vanier	2360+	7743+	Ellesmere Island
8.	Peak 2359	2359	7740	Ellesmere Island
9.	Lady Franklin	2320+	7612+	Ellesmere Island
10.	Agassiz Ice Cap	2290+	7513+	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.	White Crown Mountain	2080+	6824+	Princess Margaret Mountains
3.	Devon Ice Cap	1920+	6299+	Devon Island
4.	Melville Island High Point	762	2500	Parry Islands
5.	Stokes Mountain	412	1352	Central Queen Elizabeth Islands

Photos of Peaks in the Queen Elizabeth Islands

Barbeau Peak The broad north summit ridge of Barbeau Peak (1998-06-15).	Peak 2359 Brian and Eric just leaving camp toward SW Ridge of P2359 (2017-06-18). Photo by Brian Friedrich. Click here for larger-size photo.
Peak 1960 Approaching the unnamed Peak 1960, near Barbeau Peak on the Ellesmere Island icecap (1998-06).	Highpointer Peak The summit ridge of Highpointers Peak (unofficial name), Ellesmere Island, Canada (1998-06).

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