Extreme communities of Canada

This is a list of the extreme communities in Canada and its provinces and territories. They are farther east, north, south or west than any other community, though they are generally not farther than the extreme points of Canadian provinces. The record latitude (in degrees north) or longitude (in degrees west) is given.

Area North West South East
Canada Alert, Nunavut82°29′50″ Beaver Creek, Yukon140°52′46″ Pelee, Ontario 41°46' 0.12" St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador52°39′26″
British Columbia Lower Post[1]59°55' Pleasant Camp136°27' East Sooke48°21' Corbin114°29'
Alberta Indian Cabins[2]59°52' Cherry Point119°57' Coutts49°00′23″ Lloydminster*110°00′
Saskatchewan Waterloo Lake59°38' Lloydminster*110°00′ West Poplar49°00'08" Fertile101°27′02"
Manitoba Nunalla59°55' Flin Flon**101°51′ Emerson49°00'43" Shamattawa92°05'
Ontario Fort Severn56°00′37″ Ingolf95°07' Pelee, Ontario 41°46' 0.12" Curry Hill74°23'
Quebec Ivujivik62°25′0″ Pointe-Piché79°31' Elgin or Hinchinbrooke***44°59′30″ Blanc-Sablon57°07'
New Brunswick Dalhousie48°03' Connors68°49' White Head44°37' Cape Tormentine63°47'
Prince Edward Island Seacow Pond47°01' West Cape64°24' High Bank45°58' East Point61°58′
Nova Scotia St. Paul Island (uninhabited)47°12′10″ Westport66°21′06″ The Hawk43°23′30″ Main-à-Dieu59°51′
Newfoundland and Labrador Nain56°33′02″ Labrador City66°55′13″ St. Shott's46°37′41″ Blackhead, St. John's52°39′26″
Yukon Old Crow, Yukon[3][4]

Pauline Cove (last permanent residents left in 1987)

67°57′ (Old Crow) Beaver Creek140°53' Contact Creek60°00' Contact Creek127°43'
Northwest Territories Sachs Harbour71°59′ Aklavik135°0′ Fort Smith60°00′ Łutselk'e110°44′
Nunavut Alert82°28′ Kugluktuk115°09′0″ Sanikiluaq56°32′ Qikiqtarjuaq64°02′

*Lloydminster lies on the Alberta/Saskatchewan border. Farthest east entirely within Alberta is Empress (110°0′22″W). Farthest west entirely within Saskatchewan is Govenlock in the southwest part of the province.
**Flin Flon lies on the Saskatchewan / Manitoba border, however, the southeastern part of Saskatchewan is located much further to the east than Flin Flon.
**The Canada-US border bends below 45°N in the region; the very southernmost point is where the Châteauguay River crosses the border.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lower Post". British Columbia Travel and Discovery. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Deh Cho Trail (12-14 days)". Travel Alberta Canada. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ "GG's Yukon tour announced". CBC News. February 4, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2011. "Yukon's northernmost community, Old Crow"
  4. ↑ "Main". Old Crow official website. Retrieved June 11, 2011. "We are also the only Yukon community located north of the Arctic Circle."
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