Northernmost settlements - Wikipedia Northernmost settlements This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( January 2016 ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2016 ) This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( February 2017 ) Some of the northernmost settlements in the world are : Location Country Latitude Population Public settlement ? Active ? Description Barneo, Arctic Ocean Ice Sheet None ( International waters ) 88 ° 11 ' N 100 no yes Latitude as of April 2009 ( varies ), Russian Ice Camp, populated in summer only Alert, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Canada 82 ° 28 ' N 74 no yes Northernmost place with a permanent ( year - round ) population ; military and research station ( 1 ) Wandel Dal Settlements, Pearyland Greenland ( Denmark ) 82 ° 15 ' N 0 yes no A group of more than 20 archeological sites, among them several former permanent settlements Brønlundhus Greenland ( Denmark ) 82 ° 11 ' N 0 no no Former exploration base, 1947 to 1950 Kap Harald Moltke Greenland ( Denmark ) 82 ° 10 ' N 0 no no Former exploration base Fort Conger, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Canada 81 ° 44 ' N 0 no no Former exploration camp, 1881 to 1883 and 1957 to 1958 Nord Greenland ( Denmark ) 81 ° 43 ' N no yes Military and scientific base Nagurskoye, Franz Josef Land Russia 80 ° 48 ' N 52 no yes Border guard facility and meteorological station Krenkel, Franz Josef Land Russia 80 ° 37 ' N 7 no yes Meteorological station Tikhaya Bay, Franz Josef Land Russia 80 ° 20 ' N 0 no no Former weather station Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Canada 79 ° 59 ' N 0 no yes Scientific station Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Canada 79 ° 58 ' N 0 no no Former Royal Canadian Mounted Police station Ytre Norskøya, Svalbard Norway 79 ° 51'20 '' N 0 no no Former Dutch whaling station, 1620s to 1670 Smeerenburg, Amsterdam Island, Svalbard Norway 79 ° 43'54 '' N 0 no no Former Danish -- Dutch whaling station, 1619 to 1657 Harlingen kokerij, Danes Island, Svalbard Norway 79 ° 43'24 '' N 0 no no Former Dutch whaling station, 1636 to 1662 Kobbefjorden, Danes Island, Svalbard Norway 79 ° 41'42 '' N 0 no no Former Danish whaling station, 1631 to 1658 Golomyanniy, Sredniy Island, Severnaya Zemlya Russia 79 ° 33 ' N no yes Meteorological station Qaqaitsut, Eastern Inglefield Land, NW Greenland ( Denmark ) ca. 79 ° 07'17.14 N 0 yes no Hunting station and former permanent settlement Inuarfissuaq, Central Inglefield Land, NW Greenland ( Denmark ) 78 ° 55 ' N 0 yes no Former hunting station or permanent settlement Ny - Ålesund, Svalbard Norway 78 ° 55 ' N 35 yes yes Northernmost functional settlement ; home to the northernmost post office Isachsen, Nunavut, Ellef Ringnes Island Canada 78 ° 47 ' N 0 no no Former research station, 1948 to 1978 Pyramiden ( Russian ), Svalbard Norway 78 ° 39 ' N winter 3 - 4 summer 15 yes yes Former settlement, 1910 to 1998 / 2000. Peak population over 1200. Now a ghost city for tourists with hotel established in 2013. Annoatok Greenland ( Denmark ) 78 ° 33 ' N 0 yes no Former hunting station Etah Greenland ( Denmark ) 78 ° 19 ' N 0 yes no Hunting station and former permanent settlement Longyearbyen, Svalbard Norway 78 ° 12 ' N 2,040 yes yes Northernmost settlement with a permanent population of over 1,000 Barentsburg ( Russian ), Svalbard Norway 78 ° 04 ' N 435 yes yes Settlement North Ice Greenland ( Denmark ) 78 ° 04 ' N 0 no no Former research station, 1952 to 1954 Sveagruva, Svalbard Norway 77 ° 55 ' N 200 yes yes Settlement Siorapaluk Greenland ( Denmark ) 77 ° 47 ' N 87 yes yes Northernmost settlement in North America and in Greenland Qaanaaq ( Thule ) Greenland ( Denmark ) 77 ° 30 ' N 640 yes yes Settlement Grise Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Canada 76 ° 25 ' N 163 yes yes Northernmost settlement in Canada Mould Bay, Prince Patrick Island, Northwest Territories Canada 76 ° 18 ' N 0 no no Former meteorological station, 1948 to 1997 Craig Harbour, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Canada 76 ° 13 ' N 0 yes no Former settlement Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut Canada 74 ° 41 ' N 215 yes yes Settlement Dundas Harbour, Devon Island, Nunavut Canada 74 ° 39 ' N 0 yes no Former settlement, 1924 to 1951 Kullorsuaq Greenland ( Denmark ) 74 ° 34 ' N 448 yes yes Settlement Nordvik, Sakha Republic Russia 74 ° 01 ' N 0 yes no Former settlement and penal colony, 1933 to 1956 Dikson, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 73 ° 30 ' N 690 yes yes Northernmost settlement in Russia, closed town Syndassko, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 73 ° 15 ' N 496 yes yes Settlement Innaarsuit Greenland ( Denmark ) 73 ° 11 ' N 153 yes yes Settlement Arctic Bay, Baffin Island Canada 73 ° 02 ' N 646 yes yes Settlement Ust - Olenyok, Sakha Republic Russia 72 ° 59 ' N 80 yes yes Settlement Novorybnaya, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 72 ° 50 ' N 556 yes yes Settlement Yuryung - Khaya, Sakha Republic Russia 72 ° 48 ' N 1,148 yes yes Settlement Upernavik Greenland ( Denmark ) 72 ° 47 ' N 1,144 yes yes Settlement Pond Inlet, Baffin Island Canada 72 ° 42 ' N 1,220 yes yes Settlement Taymylyr, Sakha Republic Russia 72 ° 37 ' N 757 yes yes Settlement Zhdaniha, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 72 ° 10 ' N 205 yes yes Settlement Bykovskiy, Sakha Republic Russia 72 ° 00 ' N 517 yes yes Settlement Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 71 ° 59 ' N 2,645 yes yes Settlement Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories Canada 71 ° 59 ' N 122 yes yes Settlement Ushakovskoye, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Russia 71 ° 59 ' N 0 yes yes Former settlement on Wrangel Island. Now used as nature reserve HQ Saskylakh, Sakha Republic Russia 71 ° 57 ' N 2,317 yes yes Settlement Kresty, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 71 ° 54 ' N 274 yes yes Settlement Tyumyati, Sakha Republic Russia 71 ° 54 ' N 10 yes yes Settlement Popigay, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 71 ° 53 ' N 334 yes yes Settlement Yukagir, Sakha Republic Russia 71 ° 46 ' N 128 yes yes Settlement Novaya, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 71 ° 45 ' N 313 yes yes Settlement Vorontsovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 71 ° 41 ' N 253 yes yes Settlement Tiksi, Sakha Republic Russia 71 ° 39 ' N 4,873 yes yes Settlement Rogachevo, Novaya Zemlya Russia 71 ° 36 ' N 457 yes yes Settlement Kheta, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 71 ° 34 ' N 368 yes yes Settlement Belushya Guba, Novaya Zemlya Russia 71 ° 32 ' N 1,972 yes yes Main settlement on Novaya Zemlaya Kayak, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 71 ° 30 ' N 128 yes yes Settlement Nizhneyansk, Sakha Republic Russia 71 ° 26 ' N 391 yes yes Settlement Barrow, Alaska United States 71 ° 18 ' N 4,581 yes yes Northernmost settlement in the United States Katyryk, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 71 ° 16 ' N 334 yes yes Settlement Skarsvåg, Finnmark Norway 71 ° 08 ' N 141 yes yes Northernmost settlement in Norway proper Russkoye Ustye, Sakha Republic Russia 71 ° 07 ' N 157 yes yes Settlement Mehamn, Gamvik, Finnmark Norway 71 ° 02 ' N 900 yes yes Settlement Honningsvåg, Finnmark Norway 70 ° 58 ' N 2,575 yes yes City Volochanka, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 70 ° 58 ' N 540 yes yes Settlement Ust - Yansk, Sakha Republic Russia 70 ° 54 ' N 317 yes yes Settlement Guyda, Yamalo - Nenets Autonomous Okrug Russia 70 ° 53 ' N 3,331 yes yes Settlement Naiba, Sakha Republic Russia 70 ° 50 ' N 522 yes yes Settlement Khayyr, Sakha Republic Russia 70 ° 48 ' N 397 yes yes Settlement Kazache, Sakha Republic Russia 70 ° 45 ' N 1,453 yes yes Settlement Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories Canada 70 ° 44'N 402 yes yes Settlement Kyusyur, Sakha Republic Russia 70 ° 41 ' N 1,345 yes yes Settlement Hammerfest, Finnmark Norway 70 ° 39 ' N 7,119 yes yes City Chokurdakh, Sakha Republic Russia 70 ° 37 ' N 2,105 yes yes Settlement Deadhorse, Alaska United States 70 ° 12 ' N 3,000 yes yes Northernmost point on Western Hemisphere road network Nuorgam, Lapland Finland 70 ° 05 ' N 200 yes yes Northernmost settlement in Finland and European Union Contents 1 Cities and towns 2 Larger cities 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Cities and towns This is a list of the northernmost cities and towns in the world. City / town Population Latitude / longitude Ny - Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway 35 78 ° 55 ′ 30 '' N 011 ° 55 ′ 20 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 78.92500 ° N 11.92222 ° E ﻿ / 78.92500 ; 11.92222 Pyramiden ( Russian ), Svalbard, Norway 4 -- 15 78 ° 39 ′ 22 '' N 016 ° 19 ′ 30 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 78.65611 ° N 16.32500 ° E ﻿ / 78.65611 ; 16.32500 Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 2,075 78 ° 13 ′ 00 '' N 015 ° 33 ′ 00 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 78.21667 ° N 15.55000 ° E ﻿ / 78.21667 ; 15.55000 Barentsburg ( Russian ), Svalbard, Norway 470 78 ° 04 ′ 00 '' N 014 ° 13 ′ 00 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 78.06667 ° N 14.21667 ° E ﻿ / 78.06667 ; 14.21667 Qaanaaq, Greenland, Denmark 656 77 ° 29 ′ N 69 ° 20 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 77.483 ° N 69.333 ° W ﻿ / 77.483 ; - 69.333 Grise Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Canada 130 76 ° 25 ′ N 82 ° 53 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 76.417 ° N 82.883 ° W ﻿ / 76.417 ; - 82.883 Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Canada 229 74 ° 41 ′ N 094 ° 49 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 74.683 ° N 94.817 ° W ﻿ / 74.683 ; - 94.817 Dikson, Russia 676 73 ° 30 ′ N 80 ° 31 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 73.500 ° N 80.517 ° E ﻿ / 73.500 ; 80.517 Innaarsuit, Greenland, Denmark 153 73 ° 11 ′ N 56 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 73.183 ° N 56.000 ° E ﻿ / 73.183 ; 56.000 Arctic Bay, Baffin Island, Canada 823 73 ° 02 ′ 11 '' N 085 ° 09 ′ 09 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 73.03639 ° N 85.15250 ° W ﻿ / 73.03639 ; - 85.15250 Upernavik, Greenland, Denmark 1,182 72 ° 47 ′ N 56 ° 09 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 72.783 ° N 56.150 ° W ﻿ / 72.783 ; - 56.150 Bykovsky, Russia 517 72 ° 01 ′ N 129 ° 06 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 72.017 ° N 129.100 ° E ﻿ / 72.017 ; 129.100 Khatanga, Russia 2,450 71 ° 58 ′ N 102 ° 28 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 71.967 ° N 102.467 ° E ﻿ / 71.967 ; 102.467 Yukagir, Russia 154 71 ° 45 ′ N 139 ° 53 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 71.750 ° N 139.883 ° E ﻿ / 71.750 ; 139.883 Tiksi, Russia 5,063 71 ° 39 ′ N 128 ° 48 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 71.650 ° N 128.800 ° E ﻿ / 71.650 ; 128.800 Belushya Guba, Russia 1,972 71 ° 33 ′ N 52 ° 19 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 71.550 ° N 52.317 ° E ﻿ / 71.550 ; 52.317 Nizhneyansk, Russia 391 71 ° 26 ′ N 136 ° 04 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 71.433 ° N 136.067 ° E ﻿ / 71.433 ; 136.067 Barrow, Alaska, United States 4,212 71 ° 18 ′ N 156 ° 44 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 71.300 ° N 156.733 ° W ﻿ / 71.300 ; - 156.733 Honningsvåg, Norway 2,436 70 ° 58 ′ N 25 ° 58 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 70.967 ° N 25.967 ° E ﻿ / 70.967 ; 25.967 Berlevåg, Norway 948 70 ° 51 ′ N 29 ° 05 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 70.850 ° N 29.083 ° E ﻿ / 70.850 ; 29.083 Uummannaq, Greenland, Denmark 1,282 70 ° 40 ′ N 52 ° 07 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 70.667 ° N 52.117 ° W ﻿ / 70.667 ; - 52.117 Hammerfest, Norway 7,568 70 ° 39 ′ N 23 ° 41 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 70.650 ° N 23.683 ° E ﻿ / 70.650 ; 23.683 Chokurdakh, Russia 2,367 70 ° 38 ′ N 147 ° 55 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 70.633 ° N 147.917 ° E ﻿ / 70.633 ; 147.917 Båtsfjord, Norway 2,069 70 ° 38 ′ N 29 ° 43 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 70.633 ° N 29.717 ° E ﻿ / 70.633 ; 29.717 Wainwright, Alaska, United States 556 70 ° 38 ′ N 160 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 70.633 ° N 160.000 ° W ﻿ / 70.633 ; - 160.000 Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland, Denmark 452 70 ° 29 ′ N 21 ° 58 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 70.483 ° N 21.967 ° W ﻿ / 70.483 ; - 21.967 Atqasuk, Alaska, United States 233 70 ° 28 ′ N 157 ° 25 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 70.467 ° N 157.417 ° W ﻿ / 70.467 ; - 157.417 Vardø, Norway 1,930 70 ° 22 ′ N 31 ° 06 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 70.367 ° N 31.100 ° E ﻿ / 70.367 ; 31.100 Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States 367 70 ° 12 ′ N 151 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 70.200 ° N 151.000 ° W ﻿ / 70.200 ; - 151.000 Deadhorse, Alaska, United States 3,000 70 ° 12 ′ N 148 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 70.200 ° N 148.500 ° W ﻿ / 70.200 ; - 148.500 Kaktovik, Alaska, United States 258 70 ° 07 ′ N 143 ° 36 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 70.117 ° N 143.600 ° W ﻿ / 70.117 ; - 143.600 Vadsø, Norway 5,010 70 ° 04 ′ N 20 ° 44 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 70.067 ° N 20.733 ° E ﻿ / 70.067 ; 20.733 Lakselv, Norway 2,145 70 ° 03 ′ N 24 ° 57 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 70.050 ° N 24.950 ° E ﻿ / 70.050 ; 24.950 Skjervøy, Norway 2,316 70 ° 02 ′ N 20 ° 58 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 70.033 ° N 20.967 ° E ﻿ / 70.033 ; 20.967 Alta, Norway 14,272 69 ° 58 ′ N 23 ° 17 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.967 ° N 23.283 ° E ﻿ / 69.967 ; 23.283 Utsjoki, Finland 1,265 69 ° 54 ′ N 027 ° 01 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.900 ° N 27.017 ° E ﻿ / 69.900 ; 27.017 Kirkenes, Norway 3,272 69 ° 43 ′ N 30 ° 03 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.717 ° N 30.050 ° E ﻿ / 69.717 ; 30.050 Pevek, Russia 4,368 69 ° 42 ′ N 170 ° 17 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.700 ° N 170.283 ° E ﻿ / 69.700 ; 170.283 Bjørnevatn, Norway 2,378 69 ° 40 ′ N 29 ° 58 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.667 ° N 29.967 ° E ﻿ / 69.667 ; 29.967 Tromsø, Norway 71,295 69 ° 39 ′ N 18 ° 57 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.650 ° N 18.950 ° E ﻿ / 69.650 ; 18.950 Pechenga, Russia 2,926 69 ° 33 ′ N 31 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.550 ° N 31.217 ° E ﻿ / 69.550 ; 31.217 Taloyoak, Canada 1,029 69 ° 32 ′ N 093 ° 31 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 69.533 ° N 93.517 ° W ﻿ / 69.533 ; - 93.517 Tuktoyaktuk, Canada 854 69 ° 26 ′ N 133 ° 2 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 69.433 ° N 133.033 ° W ﻿ / 69.433 ; - 133.033 Zapolyarny, Russia 18,000 69 ° 25 ′ N 30 ° 48 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.417 ° N 30.800 ° E ﻿ / 69.417 ; 30.800 Dudinka, Russia 22,175 69 ° 24 ′ N 86 ° 11 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.400 ° N 86.183 ° E ﻿ / 69.400 ; 86.183 Nikel, Russia 15,259 69 ° 24 ′ N 30 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.400 ° N 30.217 ° E ﻿ / 69.400 ; 30.217 Paulatuk, Canada 313 69 ° 23 ′ N 123 ° 58 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.383 ° N 123.967 ° E ﻿ / 69.383 ; 123.967 Zaozyorsk, Russia 13,351 69 ° 23 ′ N 32 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.383 ° N 32.433 ° E ﻿ / 69.383 ; 32.433 Norilsk, Russia 175,365 69 ° 20 ′ N 88 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.333 ° N 88.217 ° E ﻿ / 69.333 ; 88.217 Vidyayevo, Russia 7,062 69 ° 19 ′ N 32 ° 48 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.317 ° N 32.800 ° E ﻿ / 69.317 ; 32.800 Andenes, Norway 2,611 69 ° 19 ′ N 16 ° 08 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.317 ° N 16.133 ° E ﻿ / 69.317 ; 16.133 Gadzhiyevo, Russia 12,856 69 ° 15 ′ N 33 ° 21 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.250 ° N 33.350 ° E ﻿ / 69.250 ; 33.350 Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland, Denmark 979 69 ° 14 ′ N 53 ° 33 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 69.233 ° N 53.550 ° W ﻿ / 69.233 ; - 53.550 Ilulissat, Greenland, Denmark 4,585 69 ° 13 ′ N 51 ° 06 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 69.217 ° N 51.100 ° W ﻿ / 69.217 ; - 51.100 Finnsnes, Norway 4,145 69 ° 13 ′ N 17 ° 58 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.217 ° N 17.967 ° E ﻿ / 69.217 ; 17.967 Polyarny, Russia 16,468 69 ° 12 ′ N 33 ° 27 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.200 ° N 33.450 ° E ﻿ / 69.200 ; 33.450 Snezhnogorsk, Russia 14,330 69 ° 11 ′ N 33 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.183 ° N 33.217 ° E ﻿ / 69.183 ; 33.217 Severomorsk, Russia 50,060 69 ° 04 ′ N 33 ° 25 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.067 ° N 33.417 ° E ﻿ / 69.067 ; 33.417 Kilpisjärvi, Enontekiö, Finland 114 69 ° 02 ′ 57 '' N 20 ° 47 ′ 40 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.04917 ° N 20.79444 ° E ﻿ / 69.04917 ; 20.79444 Murmansk, Russia 307,257 68 ° 57 ′ N 33 ° 04 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.950 ° N 33.067 ° E ﻿ / 68.950 ; 33.067 Inari ( village ), Inari, Finland 507 68 ° 54 ′ 20 '' N 27 ° 01 ′ 40 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.90556 ° N 27.02778 ° E ﻿ / 68.90556 ; 27.02778 Kola, Russia 10,545 68 ° 52 ′ N 33 ° 01 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.867 ° N 33.017 ° E ﻿ / 68.867 ; 33.017 Setermoen, Norway 2,488 68 ° 51 ′ N 18 ° 20 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.850 ° N 18.333 ° E ﻿ / 68.850 ; 18.333 Murmashi, Russia 15,618 68 ° 49 ′ N 32 ° 49 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.817 ° N 32.817 ° E ﻿ / 68.817 ; 32.817 Qasigiannguit, Greenland, Denmark 1,124 68 ° 49 ′ N 51 ° 11 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 68.817 ° N 51.183 ° W ﻿ / 68.817 ; - 51.183 Harstad, Norway 19,470 68 ° 47 ′ N 16 ° 32 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.783 ° N 16.533 ° E ﻿ / 68.783 ; 16.533 Chersky, Russia 3,194 68 ° 45 ′ N 161 ° 18 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.750 ° N 161.300 ° E ﻿ / 68.750 ; 161.300 Aasiaat, Greenland, Denmark 2,853 68 ° 43 ′ N 52 ° 39 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 68.717 ° N 52.650 ° W ﻿ / 68.717 ; - 52.650 Sortland, Norway 4,623 68 ° 41 ′ N 15 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.683 ° N 15.400 ° E ﻿ / 68.683 ; 15.400 Ivalo, Finland 4,000 68 ° 39 ′ N 27 ° 33 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.650 ° N 27.550 ° E ﻿ / 68.650 ; 27.550 Stokmarknes, Norway 3,125 68 ° 33 ′ N 14 ° 54 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.550 ° N 14.900 ° E ﻿ / 68.550 ; 14.900 Melbu, Norway 2,157 68 ° 30 ′ N 14 ° 50 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.500 ° N 14.833 ° E ﻿ / 68.500 ; 14.833 Narvik, Norway 13,958 68 ° 26 ′ N 17 ° 25 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.433 ° N 17.417 ° E ﻿ / 68.433 ; 17.417 Kaaresuvanto, Enontekiö, Finland 140 68 ° 26 ′ 57 '' N 022 ° 29 ′ 04 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.44917 ° N 22.48444 ° E ﻿ / 68.44917 ; 22.48444 Karesuando, Sweden 303 68 ° 26 ′ N 22 ° 28 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.433 ° N 22.467 ° E ﻿ / 68.433 ; 22.467 Hetta, Enontekiö, Finland 800 68 ° 23 ′ N 023 ° 39 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.383 ° N 23.650 ° E ﻿ / 68.383 ; 23.650 Inuvik, Canada 3,463 68 ° 21 ′ N 133 ° 43 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 68.350 ° N 133.717 ° W ﻿ / 68.350 ; - 133.717 Point Hope, Alaska, United States 668 68 ° 20 ′ N 166 ° 45 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 68.333 ° N 166.750 ° W ﻿ / 68.333 ; - 166.750 Kangaatsiaq, Greenland, Denmark 654 68 ° 18 ′ N 53 ° 27 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 68.300 ° N 53.450 ° W ﻿ / 68.300 ; - 53.450 Svolvær, Norway 4,164 68 ° 14 ′ N 14 ° 34 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.233 ° N 14.567 ° E ﻿ / 68.233 ; 14.567 Olenegorsk, Russia 22,856 68 ° 09 ′ N 33 ° 17 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.150 ° N 33.283 ° E ﻿ / 68.150 ; 33.283 Leknes, Norway 2,652 68 ° 08 ′ N 13 ° 36 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.133 ° N 13.600 ° E ﻿ / 68.133 ; 13.600 Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, USA 249 68 ° 08 ′ N 151 ° 44 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 68.133 ° N 151.733 ° W ﻿ / 68.133 ; - 151.733 Bilibino, Russia 5,640 68 ° 03 ′ N 166 ° 27 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.050 ° N 166.450 ° E ﻿ / 68.050 ; 166.450 Ostrovnoy, Russia 4,240 68 ° 03 ′ N 39 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.050 ° N 39.500 ° E ﻿ / 68.050 ; 39.500 Lovozero, Russia 3,100 68 ° 00 ′ N 35 ° 03 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.000 ° N 35.050 ° E ﻿ / 68.000 ; 35.050 Muonio, Finland 2,365 67 ° 57.5 ′ N 023 ° 41 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.9583 ° N 23.683 ° E ﻿ / 67.9583 ; 23.683 Kiruna, Sweden 18,148 67 ° 51 ′ N 20 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.850 ° N 20.217 ° E ﻿ / 67.850 ; 20.217 Kittilä, Finland 6,399 67 ° 39 ′ N 024 ° 54.5 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.650 ° N 24.9083 ° E ﻿ / 67.650 ; 24.9083 Naryan - Mar, Russia 21,658 67 ° 38 ′ N 53 ° 03 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.633 ° N 53.050 ° E ﻿ / 67.633 ; 53.050 Apatity, Russia 59,672 67 ° 34 ′ N 33 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.567 ° N 33.400 ° E ﻿ / 67.567 ; 33.400 Vorkuta, Russia 70,548 67 ° 30 ′ N 64 ° 02 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.500 ° N 64.033 ° E ﻿ / 67.500 ; 64.033 Sodankylä, Finland 8,809 67 ° 25 ′ N 26 ° 35 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.417 ° N 26.583 ° E ﻿ / 67.417 ; 26.583 Kolari, Finland 3,795 67 ° 19 ′ 50 '' N 023 ° 46 ′ 40 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.33056 ° N 23.77778 ° E ﻿ / 67.33056 ; 23.77778 Bodø, Norway 49,654 67 ° 16 ′ N 14 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.267 ° N 14.400 ° E ﻿ / 67.267 ; 14.400 Fauske, Norway 9,582 67 ° 15 ′ N 15 ° 23 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.250 ° N 15.383 ° E ﻿ / 67.250 ; 15.383 Kandalaksha, Russia 35,654 67 ° 09 ′ N 32 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.150 ° N 32.400 ° E ﻿ / 67.150 ; 32.400 Gällivare, Sweden 8,449 67 ° 07 ′ N 20 ° 45 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.117 ° N 20.750 ° E ﻿ / 67.117 ; 20.750 Weather station / military base not a public community. Larger cities Northernmost cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. City Population Latitude / longitude Norilsk, Russia 175,365 69 ° 20 ′ N 88 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 69.333 ° N 88.217 ° E ﻿ / 69.333 ; 88.217 Murmansk, Russia 307,257 68 ° 58 ′ N 33 ° 05 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.967 ° N 33.083 ° E ﻿ / 68.967 ; 33.083 Novy Urengoy, Russia 118,378 66 ° 04 ′ N 76 ° 37 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 66.067 ° N 76.617 ° E ﻿ / 66.067 ; 76.617 Oulu, Finland 140,579 65 ° 00 ′ N 25 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 65.000 ° N 25.433 ° E ﻿ / 65.000 ; 25.433 Severodvinsk, Russia 191,369 64 ° 34 ′ N 39 ° 49 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 64.567 ° N 39.817 ° E ﻿ / 64.567 ; 39.817 Arkhangelsk, Russia 348,740 64 ° 32 ′ N 40 ° 32 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 64.533 ° N 40.533 ° E ﻿ / 64.533 ; 40.533 Reykjavík, Iceland 202,341 64 ° 08 ′ N 21 ° 56 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 64.133 ° N 21.933 ° W ﻿ / 64.133 ; - 21.933 Umeå, Sweden 121,032 63 ° 49 ′ N 20 ° 16 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 63.817 ° N 20.267 ° E ﻿ / 63.817 ; 20.267 Ukhta, Russia 127,100 63 ° 34 ′ N 53 ° 42 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 63.567 ° N 53.700 ° E ﻿ / 63.567 ; 53.700 Trondheim, Norway 182,000 63 ° 25 ′ N 10 ° 23 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 63.417 ° N 10.383 ° E ﻿ / 63.417 ; 10.383 Noyabrsk, Russia 110,373 63 ° 12 ′ N 75 ° 27 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 63.200 ° N 75.450 ° E ﻿ / 63.200 ; 75.450 Kuopio, Finland 112,158 62 ° 53 ′ N 27 ° 40 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 62.883 ° N 27.667 ° E ﻿ / 62.883 ; 27.667 Jyväskylä, Finland 129,777 62 ° 14 ′ N 25 ° 44 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 62.233 ° N 25.733 ° E ﻿ / 62.233 ; 25.733 Yakutsk, Russia 255,784 62 ° 02 ′ N 129 ° 44 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 62.033 ° N 129.733 ° E ﻿ / 62.033 ; 129.733 Petrozavodsk, Russia 298,784 61 ° 47 ′ N 34 ° 21 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 61.783 ° N 34.350 ° E ﻿ / 61.783 ; 34.350 Syktyvkar, Russia 230,980 61 ° 40 ′ N 50 ° 49 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 61.667 ° N 50.817 ° E ﻿ / 61.667 ; 50.817 Tampere, Finland 211,691 61 ° 29 ′ N 23 ° 45 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 61.483 ° N 23.750 ° E ﻿ / 61.483 ; 23.750 Surgut, Russia 298,500 61 ° 16 ′ N 73 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 61.267 ° N 73.400 ° E ﻿ / 61.267 ; 73.400 Anchorage, Alaska, United States 291,826 61 ° 13 ′ N 149 ° 53 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 61.217 ° N 149.883 ° W ﻿ / 61.217 ; - 149.883 Nefteyugansk, Russia 122,855 61 ° 05 ′ N 72 ° 42 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 61.083 ° N 72.700 ° E ﻿ / 61.083 ; 72.700 Lahti, Finland 118,885 60 ° 59 ′ N 025 ° 39 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 60.983 ° N 25.650 ° E ﻿ / 60.983 ; 25.650 Turku, Finland 186,030 60 ° 27 ′ N 022 ° 16 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 60.450 ° N 22.267 ° E ﻿ / 60.450 ; 22.267 Bergen, Norway 252,051 60 ° 23 ′ 33 '' N 005 ° 19 ′ 24 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 60.39250 ° N 5.32333 ° E ﻿ / 60.39250 ; 5.32333 Northernmost cities with more than 250,000 inhabitants. City Population Latitude / longitude Murmansk, Russia 307,257 68 ° 58 ′ N 33 ° 05 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 68.967 ° N 33.083 ° E ﻿ / 68.967 ; 33.083 Arkhangelsk, Russia 348,740 64 ° 32 ′ N 40 ° 32 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 64.533 ° N 40.533 ° E ﻿ / 64.533 ; 40.533 Yakutsk, Russia 255,784 62 ° 02 ′ N 129 ° 44 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 62.033 ° N 129.733 ° E ﻿ / 62.033 ; 129.733 Petrozavodsk, Russia 298,784 61 ° 47 ′ N 34 ° 21 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 61.783 ° N 34.350 ° E ﻿ / 61.783 ; 34.350 Surgut, Russia 298,500 61 ° 16 ′ N 73 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 61.267 ° N 73.400 ° E ﻿ / 61.267 ; 73.400 Anchorage, Alaska, United States 291,826 61 ° 13 ′ N 149 ° 53 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 61.217 ° N 149.883 ° W ﻿ / 61.217 ; - 149.883 Bergen, Norway 271,949 60 ° 23 ′ 33 '' N 005 ° 19 ′ 24 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 60.39250 ° N 5.32333 ° E ﻿ / 60.39250 ; 5.32333 Espoo, Finland 270,416 60 ° 12 ′ 20 '' N 024 ° 39 ′ 20 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 60.20556 ° N 24.65556 ° E ﻿ / 60.20556 ; 24.65556 Helsinki, Finland 621,863 60 ° 10 ′ 15 '' N 024 ° 56 ′ 15 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 60.17083 ° N 24.93750 ° E ﻿ / 60.17083 ; 24.93750 See also Southernmost settlements Extreme points of Earth List of northernmost items References Jump up ^ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany. `` ARKTIS : Reich in der Kälte ''. 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Question: what is the most northerly town in the world
Answer: Wandel Dal Settlements, Pearyland