Extreme points of Canada
The northernmost point of land within the boundaries of Canada is Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Template:Coord.[1][2] The northernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Zenith Point on Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut Template:Coord.[1] The southernmost point is Middle Island, in Lake Erie, Ontario (41°41′N 82°40′W); the southernmost water point lies just south of the island, on the Ontario–Ohio border (41°40′35″N). The southernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Point Pelee, Ontario Template:Coord.[1] The lowest point is sea level at 0 m,[3] whilst the highest point is Mount Logan, Yukon, at 5,959 m / 19,550 ft Template:Coord.[1]
The westernmost point is Boundary Peak 187 (60°18′22.929″N 141°00′7.128″W) at the southern end of the Yukon–Alaska border, which roughly follows 141°W but leans very slightly east as it goes North Template:Coord.[4][1] The easternmost point is Cape Spear, Newfoundland (47°31′N 52°37′W) Template:Coord.[1] The easternmost point of the Canadian mainland is Elijah Point, Cape St. Charles, Labrador (52°13′N 55°37′W) Template:Coord.[1]
Below includes a list of extreme and significant points of the geography of Canada.[1][2]
All Canada
- Northernmost point — Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Template:Coord
- Southernmost point — South point of Middle Island, Ontario, in Lake Erie Template:Coord
- Easternmost point — Cape Spear, Newfoundland Template:Coord
- Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187,[5] Yukon Template:Coord
Non-insular (mainland) Canada
- Northernmost point — Zenith Point, Nunavut Template:Coord
- Southernmost point — Point Pelee, Ontario Template:Coord
- Easternmost point — Cape Saint Charles, Labrador Template:Coord
- Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187,[5] Yukon Template:Coord
Highest points
- Mount Logan[note 1][6][7] Yukon Template:Coord — highest Canadian summit at Template:Convert
- Barbeau Peak,[note 2][8][9] Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Template:Coord — highest Canadian island summit and highest summit of the Canadian Arctic at Template:Convert
Lowest points
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- Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories Template:Coord — lowest fresh water point of North America at Template:Convert
Islands
- Baffin Island, Nunavut Template:Coord — most extensive Canadian island at Template:Convert
- Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Template:Coord — tallest Canadian island at Template:Convert
- Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador Template:Coord — most extensive Canadian Atlantic island at Template:Convert
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia Template:Coord — most extensive Canadian Pacific island at Template:Convert
- Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario Template:Coord — most extensive lake island on Earth at Template:Convert
Lakes
- Lake Superior, Ontario Template:Coord — most voluminous lake of Western Hemisphere at Template:Convert
- Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories Template:Coord — deepest lake of Western Hemisphere at Template:Convert
- Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario Template:Coord — by some considerations the most extensive lake of Western Hemisphere and the most extensive freshwater lake on Earth at Template:Convert[10]
- Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut Template:Coord — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at Template:Convert
- Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario Template:Coord — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at Template:Convert
- Upper Dumbell Lake on Ellesmere Island Nunavut Template:Coord — most northern lake, there are more northern lakes but they are all unnamed and are only shown on detailed maps.
Rivers
- Yukon River, British Columbia, Yukon, and Alaska Template:Coord — longest Bering Sea main stem river at Template:Convert
- Nelson River, Manitoba Template:Coord — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at Template:Convert
- Columbia River, British Columbia Template:Coord — longest Canadian Pacific Ocean main stem river at Template:Convert
- Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories Template:Coord — longest Canadian Arctic Ocean main stem river at Template:Convert
- Saint Lawrence River, Ontario and Quebec Template:Coord — longest Canadian Atlantic Ocean main stem river at Template:Convert
Extreme distances
- Greatest driving distance between any two points via the Canadian road network (including the Trans-Canada Highway Ferry): 9262 km from L'Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador to Tuktoyatuk, Northwest Territories.
- Greatest driving distance between any two points via the Canadian road network (excluding the Trans-Canada Highway Ferry): 9156 km from Old Fort, Quebec to Tuktoyatuk, Northwest Territories.
See also
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- Geography of Canada
- Extreme points of North America
- Extreme points of Canadian provinces
- Extreme communities of Canada
- Nordicity
- Remote and isolated community
Notes
References
External links
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