Lewis Hills area

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The Lewis Hills area is a rugged mountainous region in western Newfoundland known for containing some of the island’s highest elevations and distinctive ultramafic geology.

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Lewis Hills area canonical 1

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountainous region ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
formsPartOf Bay of Islands ophiolite belt ⓘ
hasClimateCharacteristic cool maritime climate ⓘ
high precipitation ⓘ
hasGeologicalCharacteristic exposed mantle rocks ⓘ
mafic and ultramafic rocks ⓘ
ophiolite complex ⓘ
serpentinized peridotite ⓘ
hasHazard rapidly changing weather ⓘ
steep and unstable slopes ⓘ
hasHighestPointElevation_m approximately 814 ⓘ
hasHighestPointName Table Mountain (Lewis Hills) ⓘ
hasLandformType mountain ridge ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
hasNearbyTown Corner Brook ⓘ
Stephenville ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity backcountry camping ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
ski touring ⓘ
hasScientificInterest plate tectonics research ⓘ
study of ultramafic ecosystems ⓘ
hasSoilCharacteristic metal-rich soils ⓘ
nutrient-poor soils ⓘ
hasVegetationCharacteristic alpine and subalpine plant communities ⓘ
sparse vegetation on ultramafic barrens ⓘ
hasViewOf Bay of Islands ⓘ
isAccessibleBy logging roads ⓘ
isAccessibleFrom Trans-Canada Highway on Newfoundland ⓘ
knownFor high elevations ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
ultramafic geology ⓘ
locatedIn Canada ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
western Newfoundland ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountain system ⓘ
Long Range Mountains ⓘ
traversedBy International Appalachian Trail ⓘ

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island of Newfoundland → highestPoint → Lewis Hills area ⓘ