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This is a table of [[Extreme points of Earth|extreme points]] (north, south, east and west) of each of the [[provinces and territories of Canada]].  Many of these points are uninhabited; see also [[extreme communities of Canada]] for inhabited places.

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Province/territory
!Northernmost point
!Southernmost point
!Easternmost point
!Westernmost point
|-
|{{Flag|Alberta}}
|Northwest Territories border ([[60th parallel north|60th parallel]])
|Montana border south of [[Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park]]
|Saskatchewan border (110 W)
|British Columbia border, from Willmore Wilderness Park north to the border with the [[Northwest Territories]] (120 W)
|-
|{{Flag|British Columbia}}
|Yukon and Northwest Territories border ([[60th parallel north|60th parallel]])
|[[Race Rocks]] (Lat. 48°17′52.9″ N, also southernmost point in Western Canada)
|Akamina Pass (Long. 114°3′13″ W)
|BC-YT-AK tripoint within [[Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park]]
|-
|{{Flag|Manitoba}}
|Nunavut border ([[60th parallel north|60th parallel]])
|'''Water:'''<br />Minnesota border in [[Lake of the Woods]]<br />
<br />'''Land:'''<br />Minnesota border at [[Buffalo Point First Nation|Buffalo Point]]
|Point where Manitoba's eastern border meets [[Hudson Bay]] ([[Manitoba Boundaries Extension Act, 1912|legally defined]] as where the shore intersects with [[89th meridian west]], near Milk Creek and the mouth of the [[Black Duck River (Manitoba–Ontario)|Black Duck River]])
|Saskatchewan border, north of the [[Churchill River (Hudson Bay)|Churchill River]]
|-
|{{Flag|New Brunswick}}
|Point of land near [[Dalhousie, New Brunswick|Dalhousie]]
|[[Machias Seal Island]]<br />
<br />'''Excluding disputed islands:'''<br />Southern tip of the largest island of "Three Islands" off the coast of [[Grand Manan]]
|[[Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick|Cape Tormentine]]
|Maine border near NB-QC-ME tripoint
|-
|{{Flag|Newfoundland and Labrador}}
|[[Cape Chidley]], [[Labrador]]<br />{{Coord|60|23|37|N|64|25|30|W|}}
|[[Cape Freels (Avalon)|Cape Freels]], [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]]<br />{{Coord|46|36|40|N|53|33|34|W|}}
|[[Cape Spear]], Easternmost point of land in Canada<br />{{Coord|47|31|24|N|52|37|11|W|}}
|Quebec border approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of Esker<br />{{Coord|54|01|32|N|67|49|10|W|}}
|-
|{{Flag|Northwest Territories}}
|Western tip of an island that is approximately 200 km (124 mi) SW of the north magnetic pole
|British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan border, along the [[60th parallel north|60th parallel]]
|Nunavut border (From the [[60th parallel north|60th parallel]] to the centre of [[Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary]]) 
|Yukon border (the "straight" part near Aklavik)
|-
|{{Flag|Nova Scotia}}
|[[St. Paul Island (Nova Scotia)|Saint Paul Island]]<br />{{Coord|47|12|10|N|60|09|03|W}}
|Mother Owens Rocks (South of [[Seal Island (Nova Scotia)|Seal Island]]
|Cormorandière Rocks (near [[Scatarie Island]])
|[[Brier Island]]
|-
|{{Flag|Nunavut}}
|[[Cape Columbia]], [[Ellesmere Island]], near [[Alert, Nunavut|Alert]]. Northernmost point of land in Canada. (The northernmost water/ice point is the [[North Pole]])
|[[Stag Island (Nunavut)|Stag Island]]'s southern point<ref>{{cite web |title=Stag Island, Nunavut, Canada |url=http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Nunavut/_6154955_Stag+Island.html#local_map |access-date=2011-07-28}}</ref><br />{{Coord|51|39|01|N|79|04|28|W|}} 
|Easternmost point of [[Ellesmere Island]], 27km south east of Alert, 82°19'06.9"N 61°06'01.1"W
|Point where Nunavut's western border with [[Northwest Territories]] and Amundsen Gulf meet, approx. 30 miles (50 km) north of [[Tuktut Nogait National Park]]
|-
|{{Flag|Ontario}}
|Point just east of where Ontario's western border meets [[Hudson Bay]], approx. {{convert|125|km}} NW of [[Fort Severn, Ontario|Fort Severn]]<br />{{Coord|56|51|25|N|88|53|05|W|display=inline}}
|[[Middle Island (Lake Erie)|Middle Island]], [[Lake Erie]]. Southernmost point of land in Canada, and part of [[Point Pelee National Park]]
|Land: Shore of the St. Lawrence River NE of Wood Creek, near Curry Hill. Water: In the St. Lawrence River offshore from the previous point
|Manitoba border<br />Longitude: 95°09'11" West
|-
|{{Flag|Prince Edward Island}}
|[[North Cape, Prince Edward Island|North Cape]]
|[[Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island|Wood Islands]]
|[[East Point, Prince Edward Island|East Point]]
|[[West Cape, Prince Edward Island|West Cape]]
|-
|{{Flag|Quebec}}
|[[Cape Wolstenholme]], approx. {{convert|17|mi}} NE of [[Ivujivik, Quebec|Ivujivik]]<br />{{Coord|62|34|55|N|77|30|30|W|display=inline}}
|New York border, where the [[Châteauguay River]] crosses the border <br />(Latitude: 44°59'30"N approx.)
|Labrador border, near [[Blanc-Sablon, Quebec|Blanc-Sablon]]<br />Longitude: 57°06'30" West
|[[Pointe Louis-XIV]], approx. {{convert|60|mi}} NNW of [[Chisasibi, Quebec|Chisasibi]]<br />{{Coord|54|37|27|N|79|46|00|W|display=inline}}
|-
|{{Flag|Saskatchewan}}
|Northwest Territories border  ([[60th parallel north|60th parallel]])
|North Dakota border east of [[Northgate, Saskatchewan|Northgate]]
|Manitoba border, south of [[Gainsborough, Saskatchewan]]
|Alberta border
|-
|{{Flag|Yukon}}
|Shore of Beaufort Sea along 141st Meridian
|British Columbia border
|YT-BC-NT tripoint
|[[Boundary Peak 187]] (60°18′22.929″N, 141°00′7.128″W). Westernmost point of land in Canada.
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Geography|Canada}}
*[[Geography of Canada#Extreme points|Extreme points of Canada]]
*[[List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories]]
*[[Extreme communities of Canada]]
*[[Nordicity]]
*[[Remote and isolated community]]

==References==
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{{Provinces and territories of Canada}}

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[[Category:Extreme points of Canada]]
[[Category:Lists of provinces and territories of Canada|Extreme points]]
[[Category:Lists of extreme points|Canadian provinces]]