Extreme communities of Canada
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This is a list of the extreme communities in Canada and its provinces and territories. They are further east, north, south or west than any other community, though they are generally not further than the extreme points of Canadian provinces
. The record latitude (in degrees north) or longitude (in degrees west) is given.
* 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
Extreme points of Canadian provinces
This is a table of extreme points of each of the provinces and territories of Canada. Many of these points are uninhabited; see also extreme communities of Canada for inhabited places.-See also:*Extreme points of Canada...
. The record latitude (in degrees north) or longitude (in degrees west) is given.
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Canada | Alert, Nunavut Alert, Nunavut Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world, from the North Pole. It takes its name from HMS Alert, which wintered east of the present station, off what is now Cape Sheridan, in 1875–1876.Alert was reported to have five permanent... |
82°29′50″ | Beaver Creek, Yukon Beaver Creek, Yukon - External links :* *... |
140°52′46″ | Middle Island, Ontario | Blackhead, Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
British Columbia | Lower Post Lower Post, British Columbia Lower Post is an aboriginal community in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on Highway 97, the Alaska Highway, approximately 15 miles southeast of Watson Lake, Yukon. Its historical mile designation is Mile 620... |
Pleasant Camp Pleasant Camp, British Columbia Pleasant Camp is a hamlet in remote Stikine Region, British Columbia, Canada.Its population was 12 in the 2001 census. All the people there claimed to be Caucasian. It has one of the highest snowfall totals in Canada... |
East Sooke East Sooke, British Columbia East Sooke is an unincorporated community situated south and east of Sooke, British Columbia, Canada. It consists of over 500 houses on the south side of the Sooke Basin. East Sooke borders on East Sooke Regional Park, an area of , with views south to Olympic National Park in the United... |
Corbin Corbin, British Columbia Corbin is a ghost town of British Columbia. It is located in a secluded valley in the Rocky Mountains in the East Kootenay Country of southeastern British Columbia. It was founded in 1908 by Daniel Chase Corbin, president of Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway. Between 1908 and 1935 Corbin supported... |
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Alberta | Indian Cabins Indian Cabins, Alberta Indian Cabins is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta in Mackenzie County, located on Highway 35, north of High Level.... |
Cherry Point Cherry Point, Alberta Cherry Point is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta in Clear Hills County, located south of Highway 64, northwest of Grande Prairie.... |
Coutts Coutts, Alberta Coutts is a village in Alberta and the location of one of the busiest Canada – US border crossings in western Canada. It connects Highway 4 to Interstate 15, an important trade route between Alberta, American states along I-15, and Mexico.In 2004, a joint border facility opened in Coutts-Sweet... |
49°00′23″ | Lloydminster Lloydminster Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan... * |
110°00′ | ||
Saskatchewan | Waterloo Lake | Lloydminster* | 110°00′ | West Poplar West Poplar, Sasktchewan West Poplar is the name given Canadian side of a border crossing on the Saskatchewan and Montana border. It is located about three and a half hours southwest of Regina, Saskatchewan. The international border crosses into Valley County, Montana, north of the town of Opheim.... |
Fertile Fertile, Saskatchewan Fertile is a small farming hamlet in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, located 3 miles west of the Manitoba border and 40 miles north of the U.S border in the rural municipality # 31.-Demographics:... |
101°27′ | ||
Manitoba | Nunalla | Flin Flon** | 101°51′ | Emerson Emerson, Manitoba Emerson is a town in south central Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 655. The town is named after writer Ralph Waldo Emerson.Emerson is located on the east bank of the Red River, just north of the border with the United States at the point where Manitoba, Minnesota, and North Dakota meet. ... |
Shamattawa Shamattawa, Manitoba Shamattawa is a community in Northern Manitoba, Canada and the location of the Shamattawa First Nation. It is located on the banks of Gods River where the Echoing River joins as a right tributary.... |
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Ontario | Fort Severn Fort Severn, Ontario Fort Severn First Nation is located on Hudson Bay and is the most northern community in Ontario, Canada.As of 2001, the population was 401, consisting of 90 families in an area of 40 square kilometres... |
56°00′37″ | Ingolf | Middle Island | Curry Hill | |||
Quebec | Ivujivik Ivujivik, Quebec Ivujivik is the northernmost settlement in the Canadian Province of Quebec. It is also the northernmost settlement in any Canadian province... |
62°25′0″ | Pointe-Piché | Elgin Elgin, Quebec -About Elgin:Elgin is a rural municipality of less than 500 people in Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 458. It is located southwest of Huntingdon and bounded by the Trout and Chateauguay rivers and the Québec - US border... or Hinchinbrooke*** |
44°59′30″ | Blanc-Sablon Blanc-Sablon, Quebec Blanc-Sablon, Quebec is the easternmost community in the province of Quebec, Canada, between the municipalities of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and L'Anse-au-Clair, in Labrador... |
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New Brunswick | Dalhousie Dalhousie, New Brunswick Dalhousie is a Canadian town located in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.- History :Dalhousie is the shire town of Restigouche County and dates European settlement to 1800. The Town of Dalhousie has been through some very distinct periods between its founding in 1825 and today... |
Connors Connors, New Brunswick Connors is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.... |
White Head | Cape Tormentine Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick Cape Tormentine is a Canadian rural community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.The community derives its name from a headland of the same name which extends into the Northumberland Strait, forming the easternmost point in the province.-Railway:... |
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Prince Edward Island | Seacow Pond Seacow Pond, Prince Edward Island Seacow Pond is a settlement in Prince Edward Island.... |
West Cape West Cape, Prince Edward Island West Cape is a cape and an unincorporated community located at the western-most extremity of Prince Edward Island, Canada.Contrary to popular belief, West Cape is the westernmost extreme point of Prince Edward Island, as opposed to West Point, which lies several kilometres to the south and slightly... |
High Bank | East Point East Point, Prince Edward Island East Point is a cape and an unincorporated community located at the eastern-most extremity of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Its geographic coordinates are 46º27'N, 61º58'W.... |
61°58′ | |||
Nova Scotia | St. Paul Island (uninhabited) | 47°12′10″ | Westport Westport, Nova Scotia Westport, Nova Scotia is a village in Digby County, Nova Scotia and it is located on Brier Island in the Bay of Fundy. The village was incorporated in 1946. A ferry service connects the village with Freeport, Nova Scotia on Long Island... |
66°21′06″ | The Hawk The Hawk, Nova Scotia The Hawk is a community on Cape Sable Island in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Barrington municipal district of Shelburne County. It is the most southerly community in Nova Scotia. The Hawk is sometimes confused with Port Hawkesbury Nova Scotia.-References:... |
43°23′30″ | Main-à-Dieu Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia Main-à-Dieu is a community located in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.A fishing village, its coordinates are 46°00'N, 59°51'W... |
59°51′ |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Hebron Hebron, Newfoundland and Labrador Hebron is the name of a former Moravian mission that was the northernmost settlement in Labrador. Founded in 1831, the mission disbanded in 1959. Abraham Ulrikab and his family were from Hebron and they were exhibited in zoos in Europe in 1880.... |
58°12′06″ | Labrador City Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador City is a town in western Labrador , near the Quebec border. As of 2006, its population is 7,240... |
66°55′13″ | St. Shotts St. Shott's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. Shott's is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 109 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador... |
46°37′41″ | Blackhead | 52°39′26″ |
Yukon | Old Crow, Yukon Old Crow, Yukon -Population data:-External links:******, a National Film Board of Canada documentary... Pauline Cove Herschel Island Herschel Island is an island in the Beaufort Sea , which lies off the coast of the Yukon Territories in Canada, of which it is administratively a part... (last permanent residents left in 1987) |
67°57′ (Old Crow) | Beaver Creek Beaver Creek, Yukon - External links :* *... |
Contact Creek | Contact Creek | |||
Northwest Territories | Sachs Harbour Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories Sachs Harbour is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Situated on the southwestern coast of Banks Island in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, the population according to the 2006 census count was 122 people. The two principal languages in the town are... |
71°59′ | Aklavik Aklavik, Northwest Territories Aklavik is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Until 1961, the community served as the regional administrative centre for the territorial government... |
135°0′ | Fort Smith Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Fort Smith is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the NWT/Alberta border.-History:Fort Smith's history began because of the Slave River and the vital link... |
60°00′ | Łutselk'e Lutselk'e, Northwest Territories Łutselk'e , also spelt Łutsel K'e, is a "designated authority" in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada... |
110°44′ |
Nunavut | Alert Alert, Nunavut Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world, from the North Pole. It takes its name from HMS Alert, which wintered east of the present station, off what is now Cape Sheridan, in 1875–1876.Alert was reported to have five permanent... |
82°28′ | Kugluktuk Kugluktuk, Nunavut Kugluktuk is a hamlet located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island... |
115°09′0″ | Sanikiluaq Sanikiluaq, Nunavut Sanikiluaq is a small Inuit hamlet located on the north coast of Flaherty Island in Hudson Bay, on the Belcher Islands, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Nuiyak School, with 23 staff, teaches Grades K-12, with 302 students enrolled. The principal is Tim Hoyt... |
56°32′ | Qikiqtarjuaq Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut -External links:* *... |
64°02′ |
Empress, Alberta
- See also :*List of communities in Alberta*List of villages in Alberta*Monarchy in Alberta- References :...
(110°0′22″W). Farthest west entirely within Saskatchewan is Govenlock in the southwest part of the province.
Chateauguay River
The Chateauguay River has its source in northern New York State in the United States. It winds its way through several towns and villages in Quebec, Canada, such as Huntingdon, Dewittville, Ormstown and Châteauguay before emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal.The river is home to...
crosses the border