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  • 1) "Nunavut's landforms were shaped by glaciation, and ice-caps and glaciers still cover about 150,000 sq km (about 57,900 sq mi), largely on Ellesmere Island. The mainland and much of Baffin Island are part of the Canadian Shield, also known as the Laurentian Plateau. The terrain grows more rugged to the E and N; the highest elevation in the territory is 2616 m (8583 ft) at Barbeau Peak, N Ellesmere Island. All the major rivers in the territory are on the mainland; the Back and Coppermine flow to the Arctic Ocean, and the Thelon and Kazan empty into Baker Lake and thence to Hudson Bay. The largest lake in Nunavut is Nettilling, S Baffin Island; other major lakes include Amadjuak, also on S Baffin Island, and Dubawnt and Baker on the mainland." Source and further information: http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=217945 2) "Landforms of Nunavut" "B [+] Bays of Nunavut [–] Bays of Kitikmeot Region no subcategories [–] Bays of Kivalliq Region [+] Hudson Bay [–] Bays of Qikiqtaaluk Region [+] Baffin Bay [+] Foxe Basin [+] Hudson Bay [+] James Bay G [+] Gulfs of Nunavut H [+] Headlands of Nunavut I [+] Inlets of Nunavut [+] Islands of Nunavut L [+] Lakes of Nunavut M [+] Mountains of Nunavut P [+] Peninsulas of Nunavut R [+] Rivers of Nunavut S [+] Sounds of Nunavut [+] Straits of Nunavut " Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Landforms_of_Nunavut 3) "The mountains on the easternmost coasts of Nunavut are part of the Arctic Cordillera which stretches from northernmost Ellesmere Island to the northernmost tip of Labrador. The highest point is Barbeau Peak on Ellesmere Island at a height of 2616 metres (8583 ft) which is also the highest point in Nunavut. The Arctic Cordillera is the northernmost mountain range in Canada and offers some of the world's most spectacular scenery. Geologically, Nunavut lies on the Canadian shield, with very thin soil lying on top of the bedrock, and many bare outcrops. This arrangement was caused by severe glaciation during the last ice age, which covered the Shield and scraped the rock clean. The extreme age of the base rock (Precambrian Era, over 540 million years old) is one the main factors for the rich veins of ores and minerals that have been found in the territory. The multitude of rivers and lakes in the entire region is caused by the watersheds of the area being so young and in a state of sorting themselves out with the added effect of post-glacial rebound. Virtually all of Nunavut's rivers drain into the Hudson Bay or the Arctic Ocean. Arctic tundra (Koppen climate classification ET) covers virtually all of Nunavut, the only exceptions being a tiny area in the extreme southwest near the "four corners" alluded to above, where a marginal taiga forest exists, and small zones of permanent ice caps, found on some of the larger Arctic Islands (especially Baffin, Devon and Ellesmere) at sites having a relatively high elevation. Nunavut's vegetation is partially composed of rare berries, lichens, Arctic Willows, moss, tough grass, and small willow shrubs." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Nunavut
  • The Arctic Region.

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