Extreme points of Canada



The following lists include extreme and significant points of the geography of Canada.

All Canada

 * Northernmost point &mdash; Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 83.11139°N, -69.95833°W
 * Southernmost point &mdash; South point of Middle Island, Ontario, in Lake Erie 41.68139°N, -82.68222°W
 * Easternmost point &mdash; Cape Spear, Newfoundland 47.52361°N, -52.61944°W
 * Westernmost point &mdash; Boundary Peak 187, Yukon 60.30639°N, -141.00194°W

Non-insular (mainland) Canada

 * Northernmost point &mdash; Zenith Point, Nunavut 72°N, -94.64972°W
 * Southernmost point &mdash; Point Pelee, Ontario 41.90917°N, -82.50889°W
 * Easternmost point &mdash; Cape Saint Charles, Labrador 52.2175°N, -55.62083°W
 * Westernmost point &mdash; Boundary Peak 187, Yukon 60.30639°N, -141.00194°W

Highest points

 * Mount Logan Yukon 60.57583°N, -140.40278°W — highest Canadian summit at 5959 m
 * Barbeau Peak, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 81.90833°N, -75.025°W — highest Canadian island summit and highest summit of the Canadian Arctic at 2616 m

Lowest points

 * Coastline — lowest Canadian surface point at sea level
 * Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories 61.66667°N, -114°W — lowest fresh water point of North America at -458 m

Islands

 * Baffin Island, Nunavut 63.55°N, -65.43333°W — most extensive Canadian island at 507,451 km2
 * Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 81.92667°N, -74.98667°W — tallest Canadian island at 2616 m
 * Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador 49°N, -56°W — most extensive Canadian Atlantic island at 108,860 km2
 * Vancouver Island, British Columbia 49.5°N, -125.5°W — most extensive Canadian Pacific island at 31,285 km2
 * Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario 45.76667°N, -82.2°W — most extensive lake island on Earth at 2,766 km2

Lakes

 * Lake Superior, Ontario 47.75°N, -87.5°W — most voluminous lake of Western Hemisphere at 11,600 km3
 * Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories 61.66667°N, -114°W — deepest lake of Western Hemisphere at 614 m
 * Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario 45.81667°N, -84.75°W — by some considerations the most extensive lake of Western Hemisphere and the most extensive freshwater lake on Earth at 117400 km2
 * Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut 66.5°N, -70.83333°W — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at 5,066 km2
 * Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario 45.77833°N, -81.99167°W — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at 104 km2
 * Upper Dumbell Lake on Ellesmere Island Nunavut 82.46667°N, -62.5°W — 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 62.59861°N, -164.79444°W — longest Bering Sea main stem river at 3,185 km
 * Nelson River, Manitoba 57.08472°N, -92.50222°W — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at 2,575 km
 * Columbia River, British Columbia 46.24417°N, -124.05806°W — longest Canadian Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km
 * Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories 68.93972°N, -136.17278°W — longest Canadian Arctic Ocean main stem river at 1,738 km
 * Saint Lawrence River, Ontario and Quebec 49.66667°N, -64.5°W — longest Canadian Atlantic Ocean main stem river at 965 km

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.