Northernmost settlements

Table columns:
Location
Country
Latitude
Population
Public settlement?
Active?
Description

Table rows:
cells: 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
cells: Alert, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Canada
82°28' N
74
no
yes
Northernmost place with a permanent (year-round) population; military and research station [1]
cells: 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
cells: Brønlundhus
Greenland ( Denmark)
82°11' N
0
no
no
Former exploration base, 1947 to 1950
cells: Kap Harald Moltke
Greenland ( Denmark)
82°10' N
0
no
no
Former exploration base
cells: Fort Conger, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Canada
81°44' N
0
no
no
Former exploration camp, 1881 to 1883 and 1957 to 1958
cells: Nord
Greenland ( Denmark)
81°43' N
4
no
yes
Military and scientific base
cells: Nagurskoye, Franz Josef Land
Russia
80°48' N
52[1]
no
yes
Border guard facility and meteorological station
cells: Krenkel, Franz Josef Land
Russia
80°37' N
7
no
yes
Meteorological station
cells: Tikhaya Bay, Franz Josef Land
Russia
80°20' N
0
no
no
Former weather station
cells: Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Canada
79°59' N
0
no
yes
Scientific station
cells: Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Canada
79°58' N
0
no
no
Former Royal Canadian Mounted Police station
cells: Ytre Norskøya, Svalbard
Norway
79°51'20" N
0
no
no
Former Dutch whaling station, 1620s to 1670
cells: Smeerenburg, Amsterdam Island, Svalbard
Norway
79°43'54" N
0
no
no
Former Danish–Dutch whaling station, 1619 to 1657
cells: Harlingen kokerij, Danes Island, Svalbard
Norway
79°43'24" N
0
no
no
Former Dutch whaling station, 1636 to 1662
cells: Kobbefjorden, Danes Island, Svalbard
Norway
79°41'42" N
0
no
no
Former Danish whaling station, 1631 to 1658
cells: Golomyanniy, Sredniy Island, Severnaya Zemlya
Russia
79°33' N
3
no
yes
Meteorological station
cells: Qaqaitsut, Eastern Inglefield Land, NW
Greenland ( Denmark)
ca. 79°07'17.14 N
0
yes
no
Hunting station and former permanent settlement
cells: Inuarfissuaq, Central Inglefield Land, NW
Greenland ( Denmark)
78°55' N
0
yes
no
Former hunting station or permanent settlement
cells: Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
Norway
78°55' N
35
yes
yes
Northernmost functional settlement; home to the northernmost post office
cells: Isachsen, Nunavut, Ellef Ringnes Island
Canada
78°47' N
0
no
no
Former research station, 1948 to 1978
cells: 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.
cells: Annoatok
Greenland ( Denmark)
78°33' N
0
yes
no
Former hunting station
cells: Etah
Greenland ( Denmark)
78°19' N
0
yes
no
Hunting station and former permanent settlement
cells: Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Norway
78°12' N
2,040
yes
yes
Northernmost settlement with a permanent population of over 1,000
cells: Barentsburg (Russian), Svalbard
Norway
78°04' N
435
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: North Ice
Greenland ( Denmark)
78°04' N
0
no
no
Former research station, 1952 to 1954
cells: Sveagruva, Svalbard
Norway
77°55' N
200
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Siorapaluk
Greenland ( Denmark)
77°47' N
87
yes
yes
Northernmost settlement in North America and in Greenland
cells: Qaanaaq (Thule)
Greenland ( Denmark)
77°30' N
640
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Grise Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Canada
76°25' N
163
yes
yes
Northernmost settlement in Canada
cells: Mould Bay, Prince Patrick Island, Northwest Territories
Canada
76°18' N
0
no
no
Former meteorological station, 1948 to 1997
cells: Craig Harbour, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Canada
76°13' N
0
yes
no
Former settlement
cells: Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut
Canada
74°41' N
215
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Dundas Harbour, Devon Island, Nunavut
Canada
74°39' N
0
yes
no
Former settlement, 1924 to 1951
cells: Kullorsuaq
Greenland ( Denmark)
74°34' N
448
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Nordvik, Sakha Republic
Russia
74°01' N
0
yes
no
Former settlement and penal colony, 1933 to 1956
cells: Dikson, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
73°30' N
690
yes
yes
Northernmost settlement in Russia, closed town
cells: Syndassko, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
73°15' N
496
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Innaarsuit
Greenland ( Denmark)
73°11' N
153
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Arctic Bay, Baffin Island
Canada
73°02' N
646
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Ust-Olenyok, Sakha Republic
Russia
72°59' N
80
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Novorybnaya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
72°50' N
556
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Yuryung-Khaya, Sakha Republic
Russia
72°48' N
1,148
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Upernavik
Greenland ( Denmark)
72°47' N
1,144
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Pond Inlet, Baffin Island
Canada
72°42' N
1,220
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Taymylyr, Sakha Republic
Russia
72°37' N
757
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Zhdaniha, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
72°10' N
205
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Bykovskiy, Sakha Republic
Russia
72°00' N
517
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
71°59' N
2,645
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories
Canada
71°59' N
122
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Ushakovskoye, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Russia
71°59' N
0
yes
yes
Former settlement on Wrangel Island. Now used as nature reserve HQ
cells: Saskylakh, Sakha Republic
Russia
71°57' N
2,317
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Kresty, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
71°54' N
274
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Tyumyati, Sakha Republic
Russia
71°54' N
10
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Popigay, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
71°53' N
334
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Yukagir, Sakha Republic
Russia
71°46' N
128
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Novaya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
71°45' N
313
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Vorontsovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
71°41' N
253
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Tiksi, Sakha Republic
Russia
71°39' N
4,873
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Rogachevo, Novaya Zemlya
Russia
71°36' N
457
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Kheta, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
71°34' N
368
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Belushya Guba, Novaya Zemlya
Russia
71°32' N
1,972
yes
yes
Main settlement on Novaya Zemlaya
cells: Kayak, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
71°30' N
128
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Nizhneyansk, Sakha Republic
Russia
71°26' N
391
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Barrow, Alaska
United States
71°18' N
4,581
yes
yes
Northernmost settlement in the United States
cells: Katyryk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
71°16' N
334
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Skarsvåg, Finnmark
Norway
71°08' N
141
yes
yes
Northernmost settlement in Norway proper
cells: Russkoye Ustye, Sakha Republic
Russia
71°07' N
157
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Mehamn, Gamvik, Finnmark
Norway
71°02' N
900
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Honningsvåg, Finnmark
Norway
70°58' N
2,575
yes
yes
City
cells: Volochanka, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
70°58' N
540
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Ust-Yansk, Sakha Republic
Russia
70°54' N
317
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Guyda, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Russia
70°53' N
3,331
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Naiba, Sakha Republic
Russia
70°50' N
522
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Khayyr, Sakha Republic
Russia
70°48' N
397
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Kazache, Sakha Republic
Russia
70°45' N
1,453
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories
Canada
70°44'N
402
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Kyusyur, Sakha Republic
Russia
70°41' N
1,345
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Hammerfest, Finnmark
Norway
70°39' N
7,119
yes
yes
City
cells: Chokurdakh, Sakha Republic
Russia
70°37' N
2,105
yes
yes
Settlement
cells: Deadhorse, Alaska
United States
70°12' N
3,000
yes
yes
Northernmost point on Western Hemisphere road network
cells: Nuorgam, Lapland
Finland
70°05' N
200
yes
yes
Northernmost settlement in Finland and European Union

Questions about this table:
originalText: what is the most northerly town in the world
answer: answerTexts: Wandel Dal Settlements, Pearyland