Mount Thor, officially gazetted as Thor Peak, is a mountain with an elevation of 1,675 metres (5,495 ft) located in Auyuittuq National Park, onBaffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The mountain is located 46 km (29 mi) northeast ofPangnirtung and features Earth's greatest vertical drop of 1,250 m (4,101 ft), with the cliff overhanging at an average angle of 15 degrees from vertical. Despite its remoteness, this feature makes the mountain a popular rock climbing site. The mountain was named for Thor, the Norse thunder god.
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| View of Mount Thor summit in 1997 |
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| Hiking north towards Thor Peak, July 2007 |
Picture Source: Collected from Internet
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