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29: 189:, a move which follows lobbying for the preservation of the area since the early 1970s. The governments of Canada (Parks Canada) and Newfoundland and Labrador (Ministry of Environment and Conservation) have agreed to pursue creation of a National Park Reserve, which would see the area managed as if it were a national park, pending settlement of Native land claims. Once settled, the area would likely be designated a national park, comprising approximately 20,000 km². 285: 488: 483: 278: 87: 258: 177:. The mountain range reach heights of more than 1,000 m (3,281 ft), with the highest peak being more than 1,180 m (3,871 ft). 271: 185:
A significant portion of the mountain range and surrounding area was designated a potential National Park Reserve in 2015: the
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and cover an area of approximately 26,495 km (10,231 mi).
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The Mealy Mountains encompass five of Labrador's ten provincial
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from Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Elevation
Range coordinates
53°23′N 59°28′W / 53.383°N 59.467°W / 53.383; -59.467
Parent range
Laurentian Mountains
Labrador
Canadian
Newfoundland and Labrador
Lake Melville
ecoregions
barrens
tundra
boreal forest
string bog
Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve


Peak Bagger
Protected Area description
Archived
Wayback Machine
Parks Canada announcement, 10 Mar 2010
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
First ski descents of the Mealy Mountains
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Kaumajet Mountains

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