Selamiut Range

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Selamiut Range
Selamiut Range
Highest point
PeakMount Caubvick
Elevation 1,652 m (5,420 ft)
Coordinates 58°53′N63°43′W / 58.883°N 63.717°W / 58.883; -63.717
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesLabrador
Parent range Torngat Mountains

The Selamiut Range is a mountain range on the northernmost tip of Labrador, Canada. It is a subrange of the Torngat Mountains which in turn form part of the southern section of the Arctic Cordillera mountain system. [1]

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