Extreme points of Canadian provinces explained

This is a table of extreme points (north, south, east and west) of each of the provinces and territories of Canada. Many of these points are uninhabited; see also extreme communities of Canada for inhabited places.

Province/territoryNorthernmost pointSouthernmost pointEasternmost pointWesternmost point
AlbertaNorthwest Territories border (60th parallel)Montana border south of Writing-on-Stone Provincial ParkSaskatchewan border (110 W)British Columbia border, from Willmore Wilderness Park north to the border with the Northwest Territories (120 W)
British ColumbiaYukon and Northwest Territories border (60th parallel)Race Rocks (Lat. 48°17′52.9″ N, also southernmost point in Western Canada)BC-AB-MT tripointBC-YT-AK tripoint within Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park
ManitobaNunavut border (60th parallel)Water:
Minnesota border in Lake of the Woods

Land:
Minnesota border at Buffalo Point
Point where Manitoba's eastern border meets Hudson Bay (legally defined as where the shore intersects with 89th meridian west, near Milk Creek and the mouth of the Black Duck River)Saskatchewan border, north of the Churchill River
New BrunswickPoint of land near DalhousieMachias Seal Island

Excluding disputed islands:
Southern tip of the largest island of "Three Islands" off the coast of Grand Manan
Cape TormentineMaine border near NB-QC-ME tripoint
Newfoundland and LabradorCape Chidley, Labrador
Cape Freels, Newfoundland
Cape Spear, Easternmost point of land in Canada
Quebec border approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of Esker
Northwest TerritoriesWestern tip of an island that is approximately 200 km (124 mi) SW of the north magnetic poleBritish Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan border, along the 60th parallelNunavut border (From the 60th parallel to the centre of Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary) Yukon border (the "straight" part near Aklavik)
Nova ScotiaSaint Paul Island
Mother Owens Rocks (South of Seal IslandCormorandière Rocks (near Scatarie Island)Brier Island
NunavutCape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, near Alert. Northernmost point of land in Canada. (The northernmost water/ice point is the North Pole)Stag Island's southern point[1]
Easternmost point of Ellesmere Island, 27km south east of Alert, 82°19'06.9"N 61°06'01.1"WPoint where Nunavut's western border with Northwest Territories and Amundsen Gulf meet, approx. 30 miles (50 km) north of Tuktut Nogait National Park
OntarioPoint just east of where Ontario's western border meets Hudson Bay, approx. NW of Fort Severn
Middle Island, Lake Erie. Southernmost point of land in Canada, and part of Point Pelee National ParkLand: Shore of the St. Lawrence River NE of Wood Creek, near Curry Hill. Water: In the St. Lawrence River offshore from the previous pointManitoba border
Longitude: 95°09'11" West
Prince Edward IslandNorth CapeWood IslandsEast PointWest Cape
QuebecCape Wolstenholme, approx. NE of Ivujivik
New York border, where the Châteauguay River crosses the border
(Latitude: 44°59'30"N approx.)
Labrador border, near Blanc-Sablon
Longitude: 57°06'30" West
Pointe Louis-XIV, approx. NNW of Chisasibi
SaskatchewanNorthwest Territories border (60th parallel)North Dakota border east of NorthgateManitoba border, south of Gainsborough, SaskatchewanAlberta border
YukonShore of Beaufort Sea along 141st MeridianBritish Columbia borderYT-BC-NT tripointBoundary Peak 187 (60°18′22.929″N, 141°00′7.128″W). Westernmost point of land in Canada.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stag Island, Nunavut, Canada . 2011-07-28.