# Extreme points of Canada

The northernmost point of land within the boundaries of Canada is Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 83°06′40″N 69°58′19″W﻿ / ﻿83.111°N 69.972°W﻿ / 83.111; -69.972﻿ (Cape Columbia, Nunavut). The northernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Zenith Point on Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut 72°00′07″N 94°39′18″W﻿ / ﻿72.002°N 94.655°W﻿ / 72.002; -94.655﻿ (Zenith Point, 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 41°54′32″N 82°30′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.909°N 82.509°W﻿ / 41.909; -82.509﻿ (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 60°34′01″N 140°24′18″W﻿ / ﻿60.567°N 140.405°W﻿ / 60.567; -140.405﻿ (Mount Logan, Yukon).
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 60°18′04″N 141°00′36″W﻿ / ﻿60.301°N 141.010°W﻿ / 60.301; -141.010﻿ (Boundary Peak 187). The easternmost point is Cape Spear, Newfoundland (47°31′N 52°37′W) 47°31′23″N 52°37′08″W﻿ / ﻿47.523°N 52.619°W﻿ / 47.523; -52.619﻿ (Cape Spear, Newfoundland). The easternmost point of the Canadian mainland is Elijah Point, Cape St. Charles, Labrador (52°13′N 55°37′W) 52°13′01″N 55°37′16″W﻿ / ﻿52.217°N 55.621°W﻿ / 52.217; -55.621﻿ (Elijah Point, Labrador).
Below includes a list of extreme and significant points of the geography of Canada.

## All Canada

* Northernmost point — Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 83°6′41″N 69°57′30″W﻿ / ﻿83.11139°N 69.95833°W﻿ / 83.11139; -69.95833﻿ (Cape Columbia)
* Southernmost point — South point of Middle Island, Ontario, in Lake Erie 41°40′53″N 82°40′56″W﻿ / ﻿41.68139°N 82.68222°W﻿ / 41.68139; -82.68222﻿ (South point of Middle Island)
* Easternmost point — Cape Spear, Newfoundland 47°31′25″N 52°37′10″W﻿ / ﻿47.52361°N 52.61944°W﻿ / 47.52361; -52.61944﻿ (Cape Spear)
* Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187, Yukon 60°18′23″N 141°0′7″W﻿ / ﻿60.30639°N 141.00194°W﻿ / 60.30639; -141.00194﻿ (Boundary Peak 187)

## Non-insular (mainland) Canada

* Northernmost point — Zenith Point, Nunavut 72°0′0″N 94°38′59″W﻿ / ﻿72.00000°N 94.64972°W﻿ / 72.00000; -94.64972﻿ (Zenith Point)
* Southernmost point — Point Pelee, Ontario 41°54′33″N 82°30′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.90917°N 82.50889°W﻿ / 41.90917; -82.50889﻿ (Point Pelee)
* Easternmost point — Cape Saint Charles, Labrador 52°13′3″N 55°37′15″W﻿ / ﻿52.21750°N 55.62083°W﻿ / 52.21750; -55.62083﻿ (Cape Saint Charles)
* Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187, Yukon 60°18′23″N 141°0′7″W﻿ / ﻿60.30639°N 141.00194°W﻿ / 60.30639; -141.00194﻿ (Boundary Peak 187)

## Highest points

* Mount Logan Yukon 60°34′33″N 140°24′10″W﻿ / ﻿60.57583°N 140.40278°W﻿ / 60.57583; -140.40278﻿ (Mount Logan) — highest Canadian summit at 5,959 m (19,551 ft)
* Barbeau Peak, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 81°54′30″N 75°1′30″W﻿ / ﻿81.90833°N 75.02500°W﻿ / 81.90833; -75.02500﻿ (Barbeau Peak) — highest Canadian island summit and highest summit of the Canadian Arctic at 2,616 m (8,583 ft)

## Lowest points

* Coastline — lowest Canadian surface point at sea level
* Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories 61°40′N 114°00′W﻿ / ﻿61.667°N 114.000°W﻿ / 61.667; -114.000﻿ (Great Slave Lake) — lowest fresh water point of North America at −458 m (−1,503 feet)

## Islands

* Baffin Island, Nunavut 63°33′N 65°26′W﻿ / ﻿63.550°N 65.433°W﻿ / 63.550; -65.433﻿ (Baffin Island) — most extensive Canadian island at 507,451 km$^2$ (195,928 square miles)
* Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 81°55′36″N 74°59′12″W﻿ / ﻿81.92667°N 74.98667°W﻿ / 81.92667; -74.98667﻿ (Ellesmere Island) — tallest Canadian island at 2,616 m (8,583 ft)
* Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador 49°N 56°W﻿ / ﻿49°N 56°W﻿ / 49; -56﻿ (Island of Newfoundland) — most extensive Canadian Atlantic island at 108,860 km$^2$ (42,031 square miles)
* Vancouver Island, British Columbia 49°30′N 125°30′W﻿ / ﻿49.500°N 125.500°W﻿ / 49.500; -125.500﻿ (Vancouver Island) — most extensive Canadian Pacific island at 31,285 km$^2$ (12,079 square miles)
* Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario 45°46′N 82°12′W﻿ / ﻿45.767°N 82.200°W﻿ / 45.767; -82.200﻿ (Manitoulin Island) — most extensive lake island on Earth at 2,766 km$^2$ (1,068 square miles)

## Lakes

* Lake Superior, Ontario 47°45′N 87°30′W﻿ / ﻿47.750°N 87.500°W﻿ / 47.750; -87.500﻿ (Lake Superior) — most voluminous lake of Western Hemisphere at 11,600 km$^3$ (2,800 cubic miles)
* Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories 61°40′N 114°00′W﻿ / ﻿61.667°N 114.000°W﻿ / 61.667; -114.000﻿ (Great Slave Lake) — deepest lake of Western Hemisphere at 614 m (2,014 ft)
* Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario 45°49′N 84°45′W﻿ / ﻿45.817°N 84.750°W﻿ / 45.817; -84.750﻿ (Lake Michigan–Huron) — by some considerations the most extensive lake of Western Hemisphere and the most extensive freshwater lake on Earth at 117,400 km$^2$ (45,300 sq mi)
* Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut 66°30′N 70°50′W﻿ / ﻿66.500°N 70.833°W﻿ / 66.500; -70.833﻿ (Nettilling Lake) — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at 5,066 km$^2$ (1,956 square miles)
* Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario 45°46′42″N 81°59′30″W﻿ / ﻿45.77833°N 81.99167°W﻿ / 45.77833; -81.99167﻿ (Lake Manitou) — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at 104 km$^2$ (40 square miles)
* Upper Dumbell Lake on Ellesmere Island Nunavut 82°28′N 062°30′W﻿ / ﻿82.467°N 62.500°W﻿ / 82.467; -62.500﻿ (Upper Dumbell Lake) — 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°35′55″N 164°47′40″W﻿ / ﻿62.59861°N 164.79444°W﻿ / 62.59861; -164.79444﻿ (Yukon River) — longest Bering Sea main stem river at 3,185 km (1,979 miles)
* Nelson River, Manitoba 57°5′5″N 92°30′8″W﻿ / ﻿57.08472°N 92.50222°W﻿ / 57.08472; -92.50222﻿ (Nelson River) — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at 2,575 km (1,600 miles)
* Columbia River, British Columbia 46°14′39″N 124°3′29″W﻿ / ﻿46.24417°N 124.05806°W﻿ / 46.24417; -124.05806﻿ (Columbia River) — longest Canadian Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km (1,243 miles)
* Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories 68°56′23″N 136°10′22″W﻿ / ﻿68.93972°N 136.17278°W﻿ / 68.93972; -136.17278﻿ (Mackenzie River) — longest Canadian Arctic Ocean main stem river at 1,738 km (1,080 miles)
* Saint Lawrence River, Ontario and Quebec 49°40′N 64°30′W﻿ / ﻿49.667°N 64.500°W﻿ / 49.667; -64.500﻿ (Saint Lawrence River) — longest Canadian Atlantic Ocean main stem river at 965 km (600 miles)

## 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.