Cunningham Mountains

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Cunningham Mountains
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Cunningham Mountains
Location in Nunavut
Highest point
Coordinates 74°40′05″N81°09′55″W / 74.66806°N 81.16528°W / 74.66806; -81.16528
Geography
CountryCanada
RegionNunavut
Parent range Arctic Cordillera

The Cunningham Mountains are a small mountain range on the southeastern coast of Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. The Cunningham Mountains are part of the Devon Ice Cap which forms part of the Arctic Cordillera mountain range.

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