List of northernmost items
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This is a list of various northernmost things on Earth.

Cities and settlements
Category | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Capital (of an independent state) | Reykjavík, Iceland[1] | 64°08′N 21°56′W |
Capital (of an autonomous territory) | Nuuk, Greenland[2] | 64°10′N 51°44′W |
Non-permanent settlement of any size | Camp Barneo[3] | 88°11′N 30°45′W (may vary as it changes every summer) |
Permanent settlement of any size | Alert, Nunavut (CFS Alert), Canada[4] | 82°28′N 62°30′W |
Non-active public settlement (ghost town) | Wandel Dal Settlements, Greenland[5] | 82°15′N 35°15′W |
Active public settlement | Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway | 78°55′30″N 11°55′20″E |
Village inhabited by native people | Siorapaluk, Greenland[6] | 77°47′08″N 70°38′00″W |
Medieval town | Vágar, Austvågøy, Lofoten, Norway[7] | 68°20′N 14°40′E |
City > 1,000 people | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway[8] | 78°13′N 15°33′E |
City > 2.500 people | Khatanga, Russia[9] | 71°59′N 102°28′E |
City > 4,000 people | Tiksi, Russia | 71°38′N 128°52′E |
City > 4,500 people | Utqiagvik, Alaska, United States[10] | 71°17′N 156°47′W |
City > 10,000 people | Hammerfest, Norway[11] | 70°39′45″N 23°41′00″E |
City > 20,000 people | Alta, Norway[11] | 69°58′36″N 23°17′45″E |
City > 50,000 people | Tromsø, Norway[11] | 69°40′33″N 18°55′10″E |
City > 100,000 people | Norilsk, Russia[12][13] | 69°21′N 88°12′E |
City > 250,000 people | Murmansk, Russia | 68°58′N 33°05′E |
City > 300,000 people | Arkhangelsk, Russia | 64°32′N 40°32′E |
City > 350,000 people | Yakutsk, Russia | 62°02′N 129°44′E |
City > 375,000 people | Surgut, Russia | 61°16′N 73°24′E |
City > 500,000 people | Helsinki, Finland | 60°10′15″N 24°56′15″E |
City > 1,000,000 people City > 5,000,000 people |
Saint Petersburg, Russia[14] | 59°57′N 30°18′E |
City > 10,000,000 people Metropolitan area > 20,000,000 people |
Moscow, Russia[14][15] | 55°45′N 37°37′E |
Geography
Nature
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Wild animals
Animal | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Fresh water fish: arctic char | Arctic Ocean[30] | Approx. 82°N |
Coral reef | Off the north coast of Norway[31] | 71°15′N 25°0′E |
Amphibian: Siberian wood frog | Northern Siberia[32] | Approx. 71°N |
Bat colony (naturally occurring) | Rundhaug, Målselv Municipality (Troms), Norway[33] | 68°58′30″N 19°3′52″E |
Reptile: viviparous lizard | Scandinavia and Russia[34] | Approx. 68°N |
Snake: European adder | Arctic Circle[35] | Approx. 66°34′N |
Scorpion: Northern scorpion | Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada[36] | 52°16′5″N 113°48′40″W |
Tortoise: Horsfield tortoise | Southern Kazakhstan[37][38] | Approx. 48°67′N[clarification needed] |
Non-human primate colony | Shimokita Peninsula, Honshu, Japan[39] | 41°32′N 140°55′E |
Parrot: Alexandrine parakeet | Area of Jalalabad, Afghanistan[40] | 34°26′03″N 70°26′52″E |
Penguin: Galapagos penguin | Galápagos Islands, Ecuador[41] | 0°40′N 90°33′W |
Plants
These lists only contain naturally occurring plants and trees, excluding individuals planted by humans.
General
Plant | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Flower | Arctic Poppy on Kaffeklubben Island[42] | 83°40′N 29°50′W |
Forest | Lukunsky grove of Dahurian larch, south from Khatanga River, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia[43] | 72°31′N 105°03′E |
Temperate rainforest | Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States[44] | 60°36′54″N 147°10′05″W |
Palms (European fan palm Chamaerops humilis) | Nice, Mediterranean coast of southern France[45] | 43°42′N 7°15′E |
Papyrus swamp | Hula Valley, Israel[46] | 33°6′12″N 35°36′33″E |
Lowland tropical rainforest | Namdapha National Park, India[47] | 27°44′N 96°53′E |
Shrubs
Plant | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Willow (Arctic willow Salix arctica) | Reaches the northern limits of land in Greenland[48] |
Trees
Plant | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Larch (Dahurian larch Larix gmelinii) | About 150 kilometres (93 mi) westward of Khatanga River outfall, Taymyr Peninsula, Siberia, Russia.[49] This location is that of the northernmost tree of any kind (this is a creeping form of Dahurian larch) |
73°04′32″N 102°00′00″E |
Education
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Science and technology
Historical sites and archaeological findings

Recreation
General
Culture and music


Sport

Religious structures



Monasteries, religious orders and institutions

Category | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Nunnery | Carmelite Nunnery Totus Tuus,[279] Tromsø, Norway | 69.652566°N 18.920829°E |
Monastery | Pechenga Monastery,[280] Pechenga, Murmanskaya, Russia | 69.544630°N 31.213128°E |
Cistercian monastery | Munkeby Abbey,[281] Levanger, Norway | 63.718849°N 11.379240°E |
Ursuline convent | Jyväskylä,[282][283] Finland | 62.248036°N 25.747783°E |
Society of Jesus Center | Jesuiterna i Uppsala,[284] Uppsala, Sweden | 59.858137°N 17.626251°E |
Opus Dei center | Stockholm,[285] Sweden | 59.345918°N 18.068887°E |
Poor Clares monastery | Høysteinane kloster,[286] Larvik Municipality, Norway | 59.048687°N 9.991635°E |
Benedictine monastery | Heliga Hjärtas Kloster,[287] Borghamn, Sweden | 58.355735°N 14.694448°E |
Augustinian monastery or parish | St Joseph's Parish, Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 55.928664°N 3.279975°W |
Carthusian monastery | St. Hugh's Charterhouse,[288] Horsham, England, United Kingdom | 50.972987°N 0.282668°W |
Transportation
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Shops and service facilities
General
Famous brand names
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Car brands
Fast food restaurants
Brand | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Tim Horton's | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada[430] | 72.696762°N 77.961962°W |
Subway | Alta, Norway[431] | 69.963703°N 23.268963°E |
Burger King | Tromsø, Norway[432] | 69.671642°N 18.920732°E |
McDonald's | Tromsø, Norway[433] | 69.6498481°N 18.9558126°E |
Carl's Jr. | Talnakh, Russia[434] | 69.484164°N 88.398700°E |
Baskin Robbins | Norilsk, Russia[435] | 69.358910°N 88.183451°E |
KFC | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada[436] | 69.116327°N 105.052977°W |
Pizza Hut | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada[437] | 69.116327°N 105.052977°W |
Starbucks | Bodø, Norway[438] | 67.277304°N 14.423807°E |
Domino's Pizza | Akureyri, Iceland[439] | 65.691547°N 18.107539°W |
Taco Bell | Oulu, Finland[440] | 65.011464°N 25.469370°E |
Wendy's | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States[441] | 64.835971°N 147.754830°W |
Dairy Queen | Palmer, Alaska, United States[442] | 61.599488°N 149.120728°W |
Denny's | Anchorage, Alaska, United States[443] | 61.209457°N 149.806822°W |
Restaurants
Factories
Food and drinks
Farming
Gardens, zoos and aquaria

International organizations
Organization | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Rotary Club | Longyearbyen,[580] Svalbard, Norway | 78.22°N 15.65°E |
Lions Club | Utqiaġvik,[581] Alaska, United States | 71.299004°N 156.758916°W |
Red Cross office | Mehamn,[582] Norway | 71°02′08″N 27°50′57″W |
4-H | Nordkapp Municipality,[583] Norway | 70°58′41″N 25°58′29″W |
Ten Sing group | Alta Municipality,[584] Norway | 69.966207°N 23.272133°E |
Youth With A Mission center | YWAM Borgen,[585] Oteren, Norway | 69.267214°N 19.946878°E |
SOS Children's Village | Murmansk,[586] Russia | 68°58′N 33°05′E |
Jamboree | Bodø Municipality,[587] Norway | 67°16′48″N 14°24′0″E |
Girl Guides of Canada District | Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada | 68°21′39"N 133°43′47"W |
Girl Scout Council | Fairbanks,[588] Alaska, United States | 64.849441°N 147.699847°W |
Alcoholics Anonymous | Fairbanks,[589] Alaska, United States | 64.843107°N 147.716393°W |
Greenpeace office | Helsinki,[590] Finland | 60.0947°N 24.5630°E |
Buildings and landmarks
Other
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See also
Notes
- ^ That is, recreational beach with an extensive stretch of fine sand of gradual slope, where beach swimming, sunbathing, and surfing are regularly practiced.[641][642] The remote Norwegian resort town of Grense Jakobselv, on the Barents Sea at the Norwegian-Russian border 69°46′30″N 30°49′52″E, also has an extensive sand beach of gradual slope (the Lungomare), but the air and water are cold even in summer, and traditional southern-beach activities are much less common.[643]
References
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