Eureka Pass

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Eureka Pass is a mountain pass in the southern Princess Margaret Range of central Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada. [1]

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Coordinates: 79°36′N089°51′W / 79.600°N 89.850°W / 79.600; -89.850 (Eureka Pass)

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

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