The Arctic Cordillera The Arctic Cordillera is found mostly in Nunavut and extends southeast into Labrador and

Quebec. The mountains reach to heights 6,562 ft. and up. The highest mountain is located in Ellesmere Island on Barbeau Peak with a height of 8,583 ft. Regions The Arctic Cordillera had many regions. They cover a majority of Ellesmere Island, there being the most mountainous in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The largest of the Sverdrup Islands is Axel Heiberg Island which is also a member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Volcanism Volcanic Rock Mountains range in age from 1.2 million to 65 million years old. Even though the mountains are really old, they can still be seen as well as Cinder. Climate The Arctic Cordillera has one of the most unforgiving climates of Canada. The climate in the winter ranges to about -35 C and the nights are dark and long. The population in the Arctic Cordillera is about 2,600 people who survive by hunting, fishing, and trapping. Tree stumps were fond on Axel Heiberg Island in 1985 dating back to about 40 million years ago, which means that the land use to

be warmer and wetter. As the climate gets warmer, the ice and glaciers will melt making more room for animals to inhabit. Vegetation Soil is rare in the Arctic Cordillera because the climate is so harsh. Three-quarters of the land is rock. The trees in the Arctic Cordillera are hardly noticeable. In that region the plants that grow are usually tiny that grow in thick isolating mats to protect themselves from the cold harsh climate.