The northernmost point of land within the boundaries of Canada is Cape Columbia , Ellesmere Island , Nunavut 83.111°N 69.972°W / 83.111; -69.972 (Cape Columbia, Nunavut ) .[1] [2] The northernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Zenith Point on Boothia Peninsula , Nunavut 72.002°N 94.655°W / 72.002; -94.655 (Zenith Point, Nunavut ) .[1] 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 41.909°N 82.509°W / 41.909; -82.509 (Point Pelee, Ontario ) .[1] The lowest point is sea level at 0 m,[3] whilst the highest point is Mount Logan , Yukon , at 5,959 m / 19,550 ft 60.567°N 140.405°W / 60.567; -140.405 (Mount Logan, Yukon ) .[1]
An enlargeable topographic map of Canada
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 60.301°N 141.010°W / 60.301; -141.010 (Boundary Peak 187 ) .[4] [1] The easternmost point is Cape Spear , Newfoundland (47°31′N 52°37′W) 47.523°N 52.619°W / 47.523; -52.619 (Cape Spear, Newfoundland ) .[1] The easternmost point of the Canadian mainland is Elijah Point, Cape St. Charles , Labrador (52°13′N 55°37′W) 52.217°N 55.621°W / 52.217; -55.621 (Elijah Point, Labrador ) .[1]
Bellow includes a list of extreme and significant points of the geography of Canada .[1] [2]
Baffin Island , Nunavut 63°33′N 65°26′W — most extensive Canadian island at 507,451 km 2 (195,928 square miles)
Ellesmere Island , Nunavut 81°55′36″N 74°59′12″W — tallest Canadian island at 2,616 m (8,583 ft)
Island of Newfoundland , Newfoundland and Labrador 49°N 56°W — most extensive Canadian Atlantic island at 108,860 km 2 (42,031 square miles)
Vancouver Island , British Columbia 49°30′N 125°30′W — most extensive Canadian Pacific island at 31,285 km 2 (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 km 2 (1,068 square miles)
Lake Superior , Ontario 47°45′N 87°30′W — most voluminous lake of Western Hemisphere at 11,600 km 3 (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 ft)
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 117,400 km 2 (45,300 sq mi) [10]
Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island , Nunavut 66°30′N 70°50′W — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at 5,066 km 2 (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 km 2 (40 square miles)
Upper Dumbell Lake on Ellesmere Island Nunavut 82°28′N 062°30′W — most northern lake, there are more northern lakes but they are all unnamed and are only shown on detailed maps.
Yukon River , British Columbia , Yukon , and Alaska 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)
"Toporama" . Atlas of Canada . Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016.
"Mount Logan" . Summits of the World . peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012 .
"Barbeau Peak" . Summits of the World . peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012 .