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The Highest Peak in the East Stand at the peak of Mount Caubvick, in the Torngat Mountain range, and you’ll be 1,652m above sea level. The mountain, on the Quebec border, is the highest point in Atlantic Canada, but not Eastern Canada. That distinction goes to Barbeau Peak (2,616m) in the far north of Nunavut, on Ellsmere Island. Mount Caubvick is difficult to get to, but people have stood on its peak. The first Canadians to reach the summit made the climb in 1978. This mountain is not for the casual climber. In 2003, two climbers died on their way down from the summit.
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