Treuter Mountains

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Map of the Devon Island region, including the Treuter Mountains

The Treuter Mountains ( 75°42′N82°30′W / 75.700°N 82.500°W / 75.700; -82.500 (Treuter Mountains) ), formerly known as the Truter Mountains and the Trenter Mountains, are a small mountain range on eastern Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. The Treuter Mountains are part of the Devon Ice Cap which forms part of the Arctic Cordillera mountain range.

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