Annieopsquotch Mountains
Annieopsquotch Mountains near Burgeo, NL
Highest point
Elevation687 m (2,254 ft)
Naming
EtymologyMi'kmaq for terrible rocks
Geography
Annieopsquotch Mountains is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Annieopsquotch Mountains
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Range coordinates48°20′00″N 57°29′58″W / 48.33333°N 57.49944°W / 48.33333; -57.49944[1]
Parent rangeAppalachian Mountains

The Annieopsquotch Mountains (/ˌæniˈɒpskwɒtʃ/ AN-ee-OP-skwotch)[2] are located in the southwestern interior of the Canadian island of Newfoundland, east of Bay St. George. Rising to a peak of 687 m (2,254 ft) above sea level, this range of hills runs in a north-eastward direction between Victoria Lake and Beothuk Lake. Its name is Mi'kmaq and literally translated means 'terrible rocks'.

Geologically the range is composed of Ordovician ocean floor rock which includes an ophiolite thrust onto the continent during the closure of the Iapetus Ocean. Silurian clastic sedimentary rocks unconformably overly the ophiolite and granite intruded the area during the Devonian. Faulting and tilting of the area continued through the Carboniferous.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Annieopsquotch Mountains, Newfoundland and Labrador". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  2. ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  3. ^ Dunning, G. R., The Annieopsquotch Complex Southwest Newfoundland, an Early Ordovician Ophiolite and Its Unconformable Silurian Cover, in: Roy, David C., Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America (Centennial Field Guide), Geological Society of America, 1987 pp 441-445 ISBN 978-0813754055


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