Extreme points of Canada

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Main article: Geography of Canada

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The following lists include extreme and significant points of the geography of Canada.

All Canada

• Northernmost point — Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 83°6′41″N 69°57′30″W
• Southernmost point — South point of Middle Island, Ontario, in Lake Erie 41°40′53″N 82°40′56″W
• Easternmost point — Cape Spear, Newfoundland 47°31′25″N 52°37′10″W
• Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187, Yukon 60°18′23″N 141°0′7″W

Continental Canada

• Northernmost point — Zenith Point, Nunavut 72°0′0″N 94°38′59″W
• Southernmost point — Point Pelee, Ontario 41°57′51″N 82°31′4″W
• Easternmost point — Cape Saint Charles, Labrador 52°13′3″N 55°37′15″W
• Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187, Yukon 60°18′23″N 141°0′7″W

Highest points

• Mount Logan Yukon 60°34′33″N 140°24′10″W — highest Canadian summit at 5959 m² (19,551 feet)
• Barbeau Peak, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 81°54′30″N 75°1′30″W — highest Canadian island summit and highest summit of the Canadian Arctic at 2616 m² (8,583 feet)

Lowest points

• Ocean shoreline — lowest Canadian surface point at sea level
• Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories 61°40′N 114°00′W — lowest fresh water point of North America at −458 m (−1,503 feet)

Islands

• Baffin Island, Nunavut 63°33′N 65°26′W — most extensive Canadian island at 507,451 km² (195,928 square miles)
• Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 81°55′36″N 74°59′12″W — tallest Canadian island at 2616 m (8,583 feet)
• Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador 49°N 56°W — most extensive Canadian Atlantic island at 108,860 km² (42,031 square miles)
• Vancouver Island, British Columbia 49°30′N 125°30′W — most extensive Canadian Pacific island at 31,285 km² (12,079 square miles)
• Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario 45°46′N 82°12′W — most extensive lake island on Earth at 2,766 km² (1,068 square miles)

Lakes

• Lake Superior, Ontario 47°45′N 87°30′W — most voluminous lake of Western Hemisphere at 11,600 km³ (2,800 cubic miles)
• Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories 61°40′N 114°00′W — deepest lake of Western Hemisphere at 614 m (2,014 feet)
• Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario 45°49′N 84°45′W — by some considerations the most extensive lake of Western Hemisphere and the most extensive freshwater lake on Earth at 7005117400000000000117,400 km² (45,300 sq mi)
• Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut 66°30′N 70°50′W — 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 45°46′42″N 81°59′30″W — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at 104 km² (40 square miles)

Rivers

• Yukon River, British Columbia and Yukon 62°35′55″N 164°47′40″W — longest Bering Sea main stem river at 3,185 km (1,979 miles)
• Nelson River, Manitoba 57°5′5″N 92°30′8″W — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at 2,575 km (1,600 miles)
• Columbia River, British Columbia 46°14′39″N 124°3′29″W — longest Canadian Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km (1,243 miles)
• Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories 68°56′23″N 136°10′22″W — longest Canadian Arctic Ocean main stem river at 1,738 km (1,080 miles)
• Saint Lawrence River, Ontario and Quebec 49°40′N 64°30′W — longest Canadian Atlantic Ocean main stem river at 965 km (600 miles)

See also

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