# British Empire Range

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Mountain range in Nunavut, Canada

British Empire Range British Empire Range, to the north of Tanquary Fiord Highest point Peak Barbeau Peak Elevation 2,616 m (8,583 ft) Coordinates 81°54′30″N 75°01′30″W / 81.90833°N 75.02500°W / 81.90833; -75.02500 Geography British Empire Range Location in Nunavut Country Canada Territory Nunavut Range coordinates 82°21′N 77°30′W / 82.350°N 77.500°W / 82.350; -77.500

The **British Empire Range** is a [mountain range](/source/Mountain_range) on [Ellesmere Island](/source/Ellesmere_Island) in [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut), Canada. The range is one of the most northern ranges in the world[1] and the [Arctic Cordillera](/source/Arctic_Cordillera), surpassed only by the [Challenger Mountains](/source/Challenger_Mountains)[2] which lies immediately to the northwest and the [United States Range](/source/United_States_Range)[3] slightly further east. The highest mountain in the range is [Barbeau Peak](/source/Barbeau_Peak).

The range was named by [Gordon Noel Humphreys](/source/Gordon_Noel_Humphreys) during the *Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition*. [Edward Shackleton](/source/Edward_Shackleton%2C_Baron_Shackleton), also a member of the party, claimed, in 1937, that Humphreys had done so because he was "a great imperialist".

Peaks of the range include:

Peak metres feet Barbeau Peak 2,616 8,583 Mount Whisler 2,500 8,202 Mount Oxford 2,210 7,250 Arrowhead Mountain 1,860 6,102 Highpointer Peak 1,585 5,200

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [British Empire Range](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=82.3500000007&long=-77.4999999985&mapxy=268573.707593+3702696.05337&scale=5000000&feature_na=British+Empire+Range&location1=62&unique_key=0c754d28849c20c35b4ad5ba544daf38&searchstring=British%20Empire%20Range&entity=MTN&layers=fapfeature+fapfeature%20north_arrow%20other_features%20million_grid%20t50k_grid%20grid_50k_3%20roads%20hydrography%20boundary%20builtup%20vegetation%20populated_places%20railway%20power_network%20manmade_features%20designated_areas%20water_features%20water_saturated_soils%20relief%20contours%20toponymy%20contour%20nodata_ntdb_50k&urlappend=%26map_textzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom03_feature_points%3D268593.589101+3702693.18667%26map_textzoom03_class_text%3DBritish%2BEmpire%2BRange%26map_textzoom46_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom46_feature_points%3D268593.589101+3702693.18667%26map_textzoom46_class_text%3DBritish%2BEmpire%2BRange%26map_arrowzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_arrowzoom03_feature_points%3D268593.589101+3702693.18667) at the [Atlas of Canada](/source/Atlas_of_Canada)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [The Challenger Mountains](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=82.6832999996&long=-76.1999999985&mapxy=276605.284964+3745683.90322&scale=5000000&feature_na=Challenger+Mountains&location1=62&unique_key=0c74ea53849c20c359694e5b24ec0678&searchstring=Challenger%20Mountains&entity=MTN&layers=fapfeature+fapfeature%20north_arrow%20other_features%20million_grid%20t50k_grid%20grid_50k_3%20roads%20hydrography%20boundary%20builtup%20vegetation%20populated_places%20railway%20power_network%20manmade_features%20designated_areas%20water_features%20water_saturated_soils%20relief%20contours%20toponymy%20contour%20nodata_ntdb_50k&urlappend=%26map_textzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom03_feature_points%3D276625.395611+3745681.12644%26map_textzoom03_class_text%3DChallenger%2BMountains%26map_textzoom46_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom46_feature_points%3D276625.395611+3745681.12644%26map_textzoom46_class_text%3DChallenger%2BMountains%26map_arrowzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_arrowzoom03_feature_points%3D276625.395611+3745681.12644) at the Atlas of Canada

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [The United States Range](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=82.416700001&long=-67.999999999&mapxy=403957.197374+3760352.04993&scale=5000000&feature_na=United+States+Range&location1=62&unique_key=86a15593d05411d892e2080020a0f4c9&searchstring=United%20States%20Range&entity=MTN&layers=fapfeature+fapfeature%20north_arrow%20other_features%20million_grid%20t50k_grid%20grid_50k_3%20roads%20hydrography%20boundary%20builtup%20vegetation%20populated_places%20railway%20power_network%20manmade_features%20designated_areas%20water_features%20water_saturated_soils%20relief%20contours%20toponymy%20contour%20nodata_ntdb_50k&urlappend=%26map_textzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom03_feature_points%3D403977.32549+3760352.11754%26map_textzoom03_class_text%3DUnited%2BStates%2BRange%26map_textzoom46_feature%3Dnew%26map_textzoom46_feature_points%3D403977.32549+3760352.11754%26map_textzoom46_class_text%3DUnited%2BStates%2BRange%26map_arrowzoom03_feature%3Dnew%26map_arrowzoom03_feature_points%3D403977.32549+3760352.11754) at the Atlas of Canada

- *Geographical Names of the [Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve](/source/Quttinirpaaq_National_Park) and Vicinity* by Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith (1998) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-919034-96-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-919034-96-9)

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