Northernmost settlements
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Some of the northernmost settlements in the world are:
| Location | Latitude | Population | Public settlement? | Active? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneo, Arctic Ocean Ice Sheet | 88°11' N | 100 | no | yes | Latitude as of April 2009 (varies), Russian Ice Camp, populated in summer only |
| Alert, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 82°28' N | 74 | no | yes | Northernmost permanently inhabited place, military and research station [1] |
| Brønlundhus, Greenland, Denmark | 82°11' N | 0 | no | no | Former exploration base, 1947 to 1950 |
| Kap Harald Moltke, Greenland, Denmark | 82°10' N | 0 | no | no | Former exploration base |
| Fort Conger, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 81°44' N | 0 | no | no | Former exploration camp, 1881 to 1883 and 1957 to 1958 |
| Nord, Greenland, Denmark | 81°43' N | 4 | no | yes | Military and scientific base |
| Nagurskoye, Franz Josef Land, Russia | 80°49' N | 0 | no | yes | Military staging facility and former meteorological station |
| Krenkel, Franz Josef Land, Russia | 80°37' N | 7 | no | yes | Meteorological station |
| Tikhaya Bay, Franz Josef Land, Russia | 80°20' N | 0 | no | no | Former meteorological station from 1929 to 1963 |
| Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 79°59' N | 0 | no | yes | Scientific station |
| Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 79°58' N | 0 | no | no | Former Royal Canadian Mounted Police station |
| Ytre Norskøya, Svalbard, Norway | 79°51'20" N | 0 | no | no | Former Dutch whaling station, 1620s to 1670 |
| Smeerenburg, Amsterdamøya, Svalbard, Norway | 79°43'54" N | 0 | no | no | Former Danish-Dutch whaling station, 1619 to 1657 |
| Harlingen kokerij, Danskøya, Svalbard, Norway | 79°43'24" N | 0 | no | no | Former Dutch whaling station, 1636 to 1662 |
| Kobbefjorden, Danskøya, Svalbard, Norway | 79°41'42" N | 0 | no | no | Former Danish whaling station, 1631 to 1658 |
| Golomyanniy, Sredniy Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Russia | 79°33' N | 3 | no | yes | Meteorological Station |
| Qaqaitsut, Eastern Inglefield-Land, NW Greenland | ca. 79°20' N | 0 | yes | no | Former hunting station and permanent settlement |
| Inuarfissuaq, Central Inglefield-Land, NW Greenland | 78°80' N | 0 | yes | no | Former hunting station or permanent settlement |
| Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway | 78°55' N | 30 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement |
| Isachsen, Nunavut, Ellef Ringnes Island Canada | 78°47' N | 0 | no | no | Former research station, 1948 to 1978 |
| Pyramiden (Russian), Svalbard, Norway | 78°50' N | 20 | yes | yes | Former settlement, 1910 to 1998 |
| Annoatok, Greenland, Denmark | 78°33' N | 0 | no | no | Former hunting station |
| Etah, Greenland, Denmark | 78°19' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement |
| Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway | 78°12' N | 2,075 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement with a population of over 1,000 |
| Barentsburg (Russian), Svalbard, Norway | 78°04' N | 500 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| North Ice, Greenland, Denmark | 78°04' N | 0 | no | no | Former research station, 1952 to 1954 |
| Sveagruva, Svalbard, Norway | 77°55' N | 200 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Siorapaluk, Greenland | 77°47' N | 87 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in North America and in Greenland |
| Qaanaaq (Thule), Greenland, Denmark | 77°30' N | 640 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Grise Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 76°25' N | 163 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in Canada |
| Mould Bay, Prince Patrick Island, Northwest Territories, Canada | 76°18' N | 0 | no | no | Former meteorological station, 1948 to 1947 |
| Craig Harbour, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 76°13' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement |
| Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada | 74°41' N | 215 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Dundas Harbour, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada | 74°39' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement, 1924 to 1951 |
| Nordvik, Sakha Republic, Russia | 74°01' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement and penal colony, 1933 to 1956 |
| Dikson, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 73°30' N | 690 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in Russia, closed town |
| Arctic Bay, Baffin Island, Canada | 73°02' N | 646 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Upernavik, Greenland, Denmark | 72°47' N | 1,144 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Canada | 72°42' N | 1,220 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 71°59' N | 3,450 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada, | 71°59' N | 122 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Ushakovskoye, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | 71°59' N | 0 | yes | yes | Former settlement on Wrangel Island. Now used as nature reserve HQ |
| Tiksi, Sakha Republic, Russia | 71°39' N | 4,873 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Belushya Guba, Novaya Zemlya, Russia | 71°32' N | 2,622 | yes | yes | Main settlement on Novaya Zemlaya |
| Barrow, Alaska, United States | 71°18' N | 4,581 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in the United States |
| Skarsvåg, Finnmark, Norway | 71°08' N | 141 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in mainland Norway |
| Mehamn, Gamvik, Finnmark, Norway | 71°02' N | 900 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Honningsvåg, Finnmark, Norway | 70°58' N | 2,575 | yes | yes | City |
| Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | 70°39' N | 9,200 | yes | yes | City |
| Nuorgam, Lapland, Finland | 70°05' N | 200 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in Finland and European Union |
| Kiruna, Sweden | 67°51' N | 18,154 | yes | yes | Northernmost city in Sweden |
[edit] Larger cities (50,000+) north of the Arctic circle
| Location | Latitude | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Tromsø, Troms, Norway | 69°40' N | 61,897 |
| Talnakh, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (merged into Norilsk in 2005) | 69°34' N | 58,654 |
| Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 69°21' N | 134,832 |
| Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | 69°04' N | 55,102 |
| Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | 68°58' N | 336,137 |
| Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | 67°34' N | 64,405 |
| Vorkuta, Komi Republic, Russia | 67°30' N | 84,917 |
| Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland | 66°30' N | 60,083 |
[edit] See also
- Southernmost settlements
- Extreme points of Earth
- The world's most northern bagpipe orchestra, city, capital, zoo etc.
