Extreme communities of Canada explained

This is a list of the extreme communities in Canada and its provinces and territories. They are farther east, north, south or west than any other community, though they are generally not farther than the extreme points of Canadian provinces. The record latitude (in degrees north) or longitude (in degrees west) is given.

AreaNorthLatitudeWestLongitudeSouthLatitudeEastLongitude
Canadawidth=100Alert, Nunavut width=6582°28′width=100Beaver Creek, Yukon width=65140°52′46″width=100Pelee, Ontario width=6541°46' 0.12"width=100St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador width=6552°39′26″
British ColumbiaLower Post[1] 59°55'136°27'48°21'114°29'
AlbertaIndian Cabins[2] 59°52'119°57'49°00′23″Lloydminster110°00′
SaskatchewanWaterloo Lake59°38'Lloydminster110°00′49°00'08"Fertile101°27′02"
ManitobaNunalla59°55'Flin Flon101°51′49°00'43"92°05'
OntarioFort Severn56°00′37″95°07'Pelee, Ontario41°46' 0.12"74°23'
QuebecIvujivik62°25′0″79°31'Elgin or Hinchinbrooke*** 44°59′30″57°07'
New BrunswickDalhousie48°03'68°49'44°37'63°47'
Prince Edward IslandSeacow Pond47°01'64°24'45°58'61°58′
Nova ScotiaSt. Paul Island (uninhabited)47°12′10″66°21′06″ 43°23′30″59°51′
Newfoundland and LabradorNain56°33′02″66°55′13″46°37′41″52°39′26″
YukonOld Crow, Yukon[3] [4] Pauline Cove (last permanent residents left in 1987) 67°57′ (Old Crow)140°53'60°00'Contact Creek 127°43'
Northwest TerritoriesSachs Harbour71°59′135°0′60°00′110°44′
NunavutAlert82°27′115°09′0″56°32′64°02′

*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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lower Post. British Columbia Travel and Discovery. June 11, 2011.
  2. Web site: Deh Cho Trail (12-14 days). Travel Alberta Canada. June 11, 2011. July 25, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725232559/http://www1.travelalberta.com/en-ca/index.cfm?pageid=7&id=87. dead.
  3. Web site: GG's Yukon tour announced. CBC News. February 4, 2011. June 11, 2011. "Yukon's northernmost community, Old Crow"
  4. Web site: Main. Old Crow official website. June 11, 2011. "We are also the only Yukon community located north of the Arctic Circle."