Thorndike Peaks

Thorndike Peaks

The Thorndike Peaks are a mountain range located south of the entrance to Makinson Inlet, on the east coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. They are part of the Arctic Cordillera and are virtually unexplored. [ [http://americanalpineclub.org/AAJO/pdfs/1981/194_canada_greenland_aaj1981.pdf The American Alpine Journal 1981] ] There are no trees or wildlife in the Thorndike Peaks because the mountains are north of the Arctic tree line and because of the harsh cold climate.

ee also

*List of mountain ranges
*Arctic Cordillera

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