The Osborn Range is a small mountain range located on the northwest flank of Tanquary Fiord on north-central Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It lies just outside Quttinirpaaq National Park and is one of the northernmost mountain ranges in the world forming part of the Arctic Cordillera.[1]
| Osborn Range | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Osborn Range | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Unnamed peak |
| Elevation | 1,757 m (5,764 ft) |
| Coordinates | 81°25′07″N 78°24′48″W / 81.41861°N 78.41333°W |
| Geography | |
  Osborn Range Location in Nunavut | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Parent range | Arctic Cordillera |
The only named summit in the Osborn Range is Mount Townsend 1,235 m (4,052 ft) at the southwest edge of the Osborn Range near McKinley Bay, formed by the Chapman Glacier.
A well-known glacier called Gull Glacier lies in the Conger Range.
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