Mount Moresby is located on Moresby Island, There are two lakes near it.
Nature Mount Moresby has a wide range of climate sub-types and environments. The flatland around the mountain is at the seaside and have abundant birdlife (they are within a key migratory route). The lower slopes boast wind-sculpted
cedar,
pine and
western hemlock forests, grading to
sub-alpine moorland with
stunted mountain hemlocks (and a
subpolar oceanic climate) on the higher slopes near the summit. The mountain and the
sounds around it are home to abundant wildlife, such as
black bears, whales,
orcas,
sea lions, and hundreds of thousands of
seabirds.
porpoises,
dolphins, and
tidal-zone animals in the area. Haida Gwaii has four subpopulations of an endangered plant:
Oxystegus recurvifolius, endemic to remote islands in the North Pacific. This plant only thrives in extreme oceanic, mediterranean, and maritime subpolar climates with ultra-high precipitation levels. The winter-summer temperature swings of Mount Moresby are extremely oceanic compared to other places at similar latitudes (
Goose Bay, Canada;
Khabarovsk,
Russia), as well as areas slightly farther south (
Qiqihar,
China;
Augusta,
Maine), even accounting for the somewhat high elevation. Source: (
MSN) == Natives ==