Joy Range

Joy Range
Highest point
Coordinates	79°15′07″N 87°19′58″W / 79.25194°N 87.33278°W / 79.25194; -87.33278Coordinates: 79°15′07″N 87°19′58″W / 79.25194°N 87.33278°W / 79.25194; -87.33278
Geography
Country	Canada
State/Province	Nunavut
Parent range	Arctic Cordillera

The Joy Range is one of the northern mountain ranges in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera along with the nearby Princess Margaret Range, located on southeastern Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is named after Alfred Herbert Joy, which is best known for a remarkable 2,900 km (1,802 mi) patrol by dogsled across the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in 1929.^[1]

References

↑ A.H. Joy (1887-1932)

Arctic Cordillera of Canada

Ranges	Adam Baffin Blackwelder Blue Boulder British Empire Bruce Byan Martin Challenger Conger Cunningham Douro Everett Garfield Geodetic Grinnell Grogan Morgan Haddington Hartz Inglefield Innuitian Jeffries Joy Krag Krieger Kaumajet Osborn Precipitous Prince of Wales Princess Margaret Sawtooth Selamiut Scoresby Stokes Swiss Thorndike Torngat Treuter United States Victoria and Albert White Triplets

Mountains	Angilaaq Angna Arrowhead Arthur Asgard Ayles Baldr Barbeau Bastille Battle Beaufort Biederbick Bishop's Mitre Brave Breidablik Caubvick Cirque Commonwealth Eugene Highpointer Innuit Kisimngiuqtuq Midnight Sun Nukap Odin Outlook Oxford Qiajivik Stokes Thor Thule Torngarsoak Ukpik Whisler White Crown

Passes	Akshayuk Ayr Bryant Cockscomb Eskimo Eureka Fortress Glacier Kingnait Perfection Pioneer Piper Polar Bear Revoir Singeyer Strand Fiord Sverdrup Van Hauen Yelverton

Glaciers	Agassiz Ice Cap Barnes Ice Cap Benedict Coronation Devon Ice Cap Disraeli Eugenie Gull Jimi Maasi Kaparoqtalik Keyhole Kiitarayuk Macculloch Narsarsuk Nuuksuq Oliver Parrish Penny Ice Cap Sermilik Sven Hedin Turnabout Utinatuk West Pioneer

Regions	Amund Ringnes Axel Heiberg Baffin Bathurst Bylot Coburg Cornwall Devon Ellef Ringnes Ellesmere Helena Île Vanier Labrador Lougheed Quebec

Communities	Alert Clyde River Eureka Grise Fiord Pangnirtung Pond Inlet Iqaluit Qikiqtarjuaq List of communities in Nunavut

Parks	Auyuittuq Quttinirpaaq Sirmilik Torngat Mountains

Mountain ranges of Nunavut

Kitikmeot Region	Shaler

Qikiqtaaluk Region	Adam Arctic Cordillera Baffin Belcher Blackwelder Blue Boulder British Empire Bruce Byam Martin Challenger Conger Cunningham Douro Everett Garfield Geodetic Grinnell Grogan Morgan Haddington Hartz Inglefield Innuitian Jeffries Joy Krag Krieger Osborn Precipitous Prince of Wales Princess Margaret Sawtooth Scoresby Selamiut Stokes Swiss Thorndike Treuter United States Victoria and Albert White Triplets

Mountains of Nunavut

Kitikmeot Region

Pelly
Shaler

Kivalliq Region

Minto

Qikiqtaaluk Region

Apex Polar Sun Spire

Arctic Cordillera	Adam Angilaaq Angna Arthur Asgard Baffin Baldr Bastille Battle Beaufort Biederbick Blackwelder Blue Boulder Breidablik Bruce Byam Martin Challenger Commonwealth Conger Cunningham Douro Everett Garfield Geodetic Grinnell Grogan Morgan Haddington Hartz Inglefield Innuitian Jeffries Joy Kisimngiuqtuq Krag Krieger Midnight Sun Nukap Odin Osborn Outlook Precipitous Prince of Wales Princess Margaret Qiajivik Sawtooth Scoresby Selamiut Stokes Stokes Swiss Thor Thorndike Thule Torngat Treuter Ukpik Victoria and Albert White Crown White Triplets

British Empire Range	Arrowhead Ayles Barbeau Highpointer Oxford Whisler

United States Range	Eugene

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Joy Range

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