Mekapisk

Mekapisk is the Mi'kmaq name for Newfoundland's Long Range Mountains, a name describing their bare, rocky heights. Rising above the island's western coast, the range is composed in part of ancient granite and gneiss worn down over long ages. Glaciers carved deep valleys through the highlands and left cliffs above waters such as Western Brook Pond. Forests cover lower slopes, while exposed rock and open ground mark the heights.