Extreme points of Canada

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The northernmost point of land within the boundaries of Canada is Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Template:Coord.<ref name = Toporama>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="p496">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The northernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Zenith Point on Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut Template:Coord.<ref name = Toporama/> The southernmost point is Middle Island, in Lake Erie, Ontario (41°41′N 82°40′W); the southernmost water point lies just south of the island, on the Ontario–Ohio border (41°40′35″N). The southernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Point Pelee, Ontario Template:Coord.<ref name = Toporama/> The lowest point is sea level at 0 m,<ref>Template:Cite CIA World Factbook</ref> whilst the highest point is Mount Logan, Yukon, at 5,959 m / 19,550 ft Template:Coord.<ref name = Toporama/>

The westernmost point is Boundary Peak 187 (60°18′22.929″N 141°00′7.128″W) at the southern end of the Yukon–Alaska border, which roughly follows 141°W but leans very slightly east as it goes North Template:Coord.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name =Toporama/> The easternmost point is Cape Spear, Newfoundland (47°31′N 52°37′W) Template:Coord.<ref name = Toporama/> The easternmost point of the Canadian mainland is Elijah Point, Cape St. Charles, Labrador (52°13′N 55°37′W) Template:Coord.<ref name = Toporama/>

Below includes a list of extreme and significant points of the geography of Canada.<ref name = Toporama/><ref name="p496"/>

All Canada

• Northernmost point — Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Template:Coord
• Southernmost point — South point of Middle Island, Ontario, in Lake Erie Template:Coord
• Easternmost point — Cape Spear, Newfoundland Template:Coord
• Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187,<ref name=BP187>

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Non-insular (mainland) Canada

• Northernmost point — Zenith Point, Nunavut Template:Coord
• Southernmost point — Point Pelee, Ontario Template:Coord
• Easternmost point — Cape Saint Charles, Labrador Template:Coord
• Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187,<ref name=BP187/> Yukon Template:Coord

Highest points

• Mount Logan<ref group=note>The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="F_Mount Logan">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Yukon Template:Coord — highest Canadian summit at Template:Convert

• Barbeau Peak,<ref group=note>The summit of Barbeau Peak is the highest point of Ellesmere Island, the Queen Elizabeth Islands, and Nunavut.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="F_Barbeau Peak">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Template:Coord — highest Canadian island summit and highest summit of the Canadian Arctic at Template:Convert

Lowest points

• Coastline — lowest Canadian surface point at sea levelTemplate:Citation needed
• Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories Template:Coord — lowest fresh water point of North America at Template:Convert

Islands

• Baffin Island, Nunavut Template:Coord — most extensive Canadian island at Template:Convert
• Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Template:Coord — tallest Canadian island at Template:Convert
• Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador Template:Coord — most extensive Canadian Atlantic island at Template:Convert
• Vancouver Island, British Columbia Template:Coord — most extensive Canadian Pacific island at Template:Convert
• Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario Template:Coord — most extensive lake island on Earth at Template:Convert

Lakes

• Lake Superior, Ontario Template:Coord — most voluminous lake of Western Hemisphere at Template:Convert
• Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories Template:Coord — deepest lake of Western Hemisphere at Template:Convert
• Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario Template:Coord — by some considerations the most extensive lake of Western Hemisphere and the most extensive freshwater lake on Earth at Template:Convert<ref>Dept. of Environmental Quality, State of Michigan</ref>
• Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut Template:Coord — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at Template:Convert
• Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario Template:Coord — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at Template:Convert
• Upper Dumbell Lake on Ellesmere Island Nunavut Template:Coord — most northern lake, there are more northern lakes but they are all unnamed and are only shown on detailed maps.

Rivers

• Yukon River, British Columbia, Yukon, and Alaska Template:Coord — longest Bering Sea main stem river at Template:Convert
• Nelson River, Manitoba Template:Coord — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at Template:Convert
• Columbia River, British Columbia Template:Coord — longest Canadian Pacific Ocean main stem river at Template:Convert
• Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories Template:Coord — longest Canadian Arctic Ocean main stem river at Template:Convert
• Saint Lawrence River, Ontario and Quebec Template:Coord — longest Canadian Atlantic Ocean main stem river at Template:Convert

Extreme distances

• Greatest driving distance between any two points via the Canadian road network (including the Trans-Canada Highway Ferry): 9262 km from L'Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador to Tuktoyatuk, Northwest Territories.
• Greatest driving distance between any two points via the Canadian road network (excluding the Trans-Canada Highway Ferry): 9156 km from Old Fort, Quebec to Tuktoyatuk, Northwest Territories.

See also

• Geography of Canada
• Extreme points of North America
• Extreme points of Canadian provinces
• Extreme communities of Canada
• Nordicity
• Remote and isolated community