Torngat Mountains

The Torngat Mountains rise above the fjords of northern Labrador, their bare peaks and steep cliffs forming one of eastern North America's most rugged coasts. Their Inuit name evokes the spirits believed to dwell among the mountains, where shamans travelled to seek their helpers. At Ramah Bay, a distinctive translucent stone was quarried for tools over thousands of years. Indigenous peoples carried this prized chert far beyond Labrador, and it reached communities as distant as New England.