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Mount Oxford is located on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada and was named for the University of Oxford. The first known ascent was in 1935 by A. W. Moore (sometimes listed as Morris) and Nukapinguaq, a Greenland Inuit, during the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition, when Moore estimated the height as 9,000 ft (2,743 m).

Mount Oxford
Mount Oxford Location in northern Canada
Highest point
Elevation	2,210 m (7,250 ft)[1]
Prominence	246 m (807 ft)
Coordinates	82°09′55″N 73°10′54″W[1]
Geography
Location	Nunavut, Canada
Parent range	British Empire Range
Topo map	NTS 340E1 (untitled)
Climbing
First ascent	1 May 1935

It was not until 1957, when it was climbed for the second time during the International Geophysical Year that an accurate height was obtained.

References

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

External links

• Mount Oxford at Index Mundi
• Mount Oxford at Peakbagger

На других языках

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- [en] Mount Oxford (Nunavut)

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[it] Monte Oxford (Nunavut)

Il monte Oxford è una montagna situata sull'isola di Ellesmere, nel territorio del Nunavut, Canada, e fa parte della catena montuosa della Cordigliera Artica. .mw-parser-output .chiarimento{background:#ffeaea;color:#444444}.mw-parser-output .chiarimento-apice{color:red}Le è stato dato questo nome in onore dell’Università di Oxford.

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[ru] Оксфорд (гора, Канада)

Оксфорд (англ. Oxford) — гора на острове Элсмир, Нунавут, Канада и названа в честь Оксфордского университета. Первое известное восхождение на эту гору было совершено в 1935 году А. В. Муром (в некоторых источниках указана фамилия Моррис) и гренландским инуитом Нукапингуаком во время экспедиции на Элсмир под руководством Гордона Хамфриса, когда Мур оценил высоту горы примерно в 2750 м.

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