Mount Ayles

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Mount Ayles
Elevation	1,060 metres (3,478 feet)
Location	Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates	82°43′N 77°18′W

Mount Ayles is located on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It forms part of the boarder of the Quttinirpaaq National Park. The mountain was named by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1965 for Petty Officer Adam Ayles of HMS Alert, who was serving under George Nares.

[edit] External link

• Schedule 2 of Bill C-70

[edit] References

• Geographical Names of the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve and Vicinity by Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith (1998) ISBN 0-919034-96-9