Extreme points of Canada

The northernmost point of land within the boundaries of Canada is Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut . The northernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Zenith Point on Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut . 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 . The lowest point is sea level at 0 m, whilst the highest point is Mount Logan, Yukon, at 5,959 m / 19,550 ft .

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 . The easternmost point is Cape Spear, Newfoundland (47°31′N 52°37′W) . The easternmost point of the Canadian mainland is Elijah Point, Cape St. Charles, Labrador (52°13′N 55°37′W) .

Below includes a list of extreme and significant points of the geography of Canada.

All Canada

• Northernmost point — Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
• Southernmost point — South point of Middle Island, Ontario, in Lake Erie
• Easternmost point — Cape Spear, Newfoundland
• Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187, Yukon , Yukon

Non-insular (mainland) Canada

• Northernmost point — Zenith Point, Nunavut
• Southernmost point — Point Pelee, Ontario
• Easternmost point — Cape Saint Charles, Labrador
• Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187, Yukon

Highest points

• Mount Logan Yukon — highest Canadian summit at
• Barbeau Peak, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut — highest Canadian island summit and highest summit of the Canadian Arctic at

Lowest points

• Coastline — Canada has no naturally occurring points of land below sea level
• Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories — lowest fresh water point of North America at

Islands

• Baffin Island, Nunavut — most extensive Canadian island at
• Ellesmere Island, Nunavut — tallest Canadian island at
• Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador — most extensive Canadian Atlantic island at
• Vancouver Island, British Columbia — most extensive Canadian Pacific island at
• Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario — most extensive lake island on Earth at

Lakes

• Lake Superior, Ontario — most voluminous lake of Western Hemisphere at
• Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories — deepest lake of Western Hemisphere at
• Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario — by some considerations the most extensive lake of Western Hemisphere and the most extensive freshwater lake on Earth at
• Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at
• Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at
• Upper Dumbell Lake on Ellesmere Island Nunavut — 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 — longest Bering Sea main stem river at
• Nelson River, Manitoba — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at
• Columbia River, British Columbia — longest Canadian Pacific Ocean main stem river at
• Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories — longest Canadian Arctic Ocean main stem river at
• Saint Lawrence River, Ontario and Quebec — longest Canadian Atlantic Ocean main stem river at

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

• Geography of Canada
• Extreme points of North America
• Extreme points of Canadian provinces
• Extreme communities of Canada
• Nordicity
• Remote and isolated community

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