What is Arctic Cordillera?
{{Infobox ecoregion |name = Arctic Cordillera |image = Maktak Fiord 1 2001-07-25.jpg |image_size = 300px |image_alt = |caption = [[Baffin Mountains]] ecoregion of the Arctic Cordillera |map = Arctic Cordillera2.jpg |map_size = 275px |map_alt = |map_caption = |biome = |animals = |bird_species = |mammal_species = |border1 = [[Northern Arctic Ecozone (CEC)|Northern Arctic]] |border2 = [[Taiga Shield Ecozone (CEC)|Taiga Shield]] |area = 242,190 |country = [[Canada]] |state1 = [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] |state2 = [[Nunavut]] |state3 = [[Quebec]] |region_type = Provinces |elevation = |coordinates = {{coord|81.93|N|74.90|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|display=inline,title}} |geology = |seas = |rivers = |climate = [[Polar climate|Polar]] and [[Ice cap climate|Ice cap]] |soil = |conservation = |global200 = |habitat_loss = |habitat_loss_ref = |protected = |protected_ref = }} The '''Arctic Cordillera''' is a [[mountain range]] running along the northeastern coast of [[North America]] from [[Ellesmere Island]] to the northernmost tip of [[Labrador, Canada|Labrador]]. It is the only major mountain range in [[Canada]] east of the [[Rocky Mountains]]. The range has a surface area of {{convert|218225|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Its highest point is {{Convert|2616|m|ft}} at [[Barbeau Peak]]. ==Further reading== {{commons|Arctic Cordillera}} {{refbegin}} * Chernoff, M. N., H. R. Hovdebo, and J. Stuart-Smith. ''Eastern Canadian Cordillera and Arctic Islands An Aerial Reconnaissance''. Ottawa: 24th International Geological Congress, 1972. * Geological Survey of Canada. ''Cordillera and Pacific Margin Interior Plains and Arctic Canada''. Geological Survey of Canada Current Research, 1998-A. 1998. * Hall, John K. ''Arctic Ocean Geophysical Studies The Alpha