Mount Arthur (Nunavut)

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Mount Arthur
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Mount Arthur
Location in Nunavut (on Ellesmere Island)
Highest point
Elevation 1,310 m (4,300 ft) [1]
Coordinates 81°19′59″N74°46′01″W / 81.33306°N 74.76694°W / 81.33306; -74.76694 [1]
Geography
Location Nunavut, Canada
Parent range Arctic Cordillera
Topo map NTS 340D7 Mount Sherwood
Climbing
First ascent July 1882

Mount Arthur is a mountain located on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada in the Quttinirpaaq National Park. First mapped by the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, it was named for Chester A. Arthur the 21st President of the United States.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Arthur". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-08-21.