List of extreme points of Canada
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The following lists include extreme and significant points of the geography of Canada.
Contents
All Canada
- Northernmost point — Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Southernmost point — South point of Middle Island, Ontario, in Lake Erie Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Easternmost point — Cape Spear, Newfoundland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187,[1] Yukon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Non-insular Canada
- Northernmost point — Zenith Point, Nunavut Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Southernmost point — Point Pelee, Ontario Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Easternmost point — Cape Saint Charles, Labrador Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187,[1] Yukon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Highest points
- Mount Logan[note 1][2][3] Yukon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — highest Canadian summit at 5959 m (19,551 feet)
- Barbeau Peak,[note 2][4][5] Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — highest Canadian island summit and highest summit of the Canadian Arctic at 2616 m (8,583 feet)
Lowest points
- Ocean shoreline — lowest Canadian surface point at sea level
- Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — lowest fresh water point of North America at −458 m (−1,503 feet)
Islands
- Baffin Island, Nunavut Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — most extensive Canadian island at 507,451 km2 (195,928 square miles)
- Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — tallest Canadian island at 2616 m (8,583 feet)
- Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — most extensive Canadian Atlantic island at 108,860 km2 (42,031 square miles)
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — most extensive Canadian Pacific island at 31,285 km2 (12,079 square miles)
- Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — most extensive lake island on Earth at 2,766 km2 (1,068 square miles)
Lakes
- Lake Superior, Ontario Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — most voluminous lake of Western Hemisphere at 11,600 km3 (2,800 cubic miles)
- Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — deepest lake of Western Hemisphere at 614 m (2,014 feet)
- Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — by some considerations the most extensive lake of Western Hemisphere and the most extensive freshwater lake on Earth at 117,400 km2 (45,300 sq mi)[6]
- Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at 5,066 km2 (1,956 square miles)
- Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at 104 km2 (40 square miles)
Rivers
- Yukon River, British Columbia and Yukon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — longest Bering Sea main stem river at 3,185 km (1,979 miles)
- Nelson River, Manitoba Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at 2,575 km (1,600 miles)
- Columbia River, British Columbia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — longest Canadian Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km (1,243 miles)
- Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — longest Canadian Arctic Ocean main stem river at 1,738 km (1,080 miles)
- Saint Lawrence River, Ontario and Quebec Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — longest Canadian Atlantic Ocean main stem river at 965 km (600 miles)
See also
- Geography of Canada
- Extreme points of the Earth
Notes
- ↑ The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada.
- ↑ The summit of Barbeau Peak is the highest point of Ellesmere Island, the Queen Elizabeth Islands, and Nunavut.
References
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- ↑ Dept. of Environmental Quality, State of Michigan