Jeffries Range

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Jeffries Range
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Jeffries Range
Location in Nunavut
Highest point
Coordinates 76°08′05″N99°45′08″W / 76.13472°N 99.75222°W / 76.13472; -99.75222
Geography
CountryCanada
RegionNunavut
Parent range Arctic Cordillera

The Jeffries Range is a mountain range on Bathurst Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the northernmost mountain ranges in the world which in turn form part of the Arctic Cordillera mountain system. [1]

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