Mount Nukap

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Mount Nukap
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Mount Nukap
Highest point
Elevation 1,780 m (5,840 ft) [1]
Coordinates 82°10′59″N70°37′01″W / 82.18306°N 70.61694°W / 82.18306; -70.61694 [1]
Geography
Location Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Parent range Baffin Mountains

Mount Nukap is a mountain associated with the Baffin Mountains on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Nukap". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-03-05.