List of northernmost items

This is a list of various northernmost things on earth.

Contents

Cities and settlements

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Capital (of an independent nation) Reykjavík, Iceland[1]
Capital (of a constituent country) Nuuk, Greenland[2]
Permanent settlement of any size Alert, Nunavut (CFS Alert), Canada[3]
City > 1,000 people Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway[4]
City > 5,000 people Tiksi, Russia[5]
City > 100,000 people Norilsk, Russia[6][7]
Urban Area > 1,000,000 people Helsinki, Finland
City > 1,000,000 people Saint Petersburg, Russia

See also: Northernmost settlements, Northernmost cities and towns

Geography

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Island Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland, Denmark[8]
Active volcano Beerenberg, Jan Mayen, Norway[9]
Coral Atoll Kure Atoll, Hawaii, United States[10]
Location with all monthly
average temperatures above freezing		 Værøy, Norway and
Røst, Norway[11][12]

Nature

Animals

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Coral reef off the north coast of Norway[13]
Bat colony (naturally occurring) Rundhaug, Målselv (Troms), Norway[14]
Non-human primate colony Shimokita Peninsula, Honshu, Japan[15]
Reptile: Viviparous lizard Scandinavia and Russia [16] approximately 68°N

Plants

These lists only contain naturally occurring plants and trees.

General

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Forest Lukunsky grove of Dahurian larch, south from Khatanga River, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia[17]
Palms (European Fan Palm Chamaerops humilis) Nice, Mediterranean coast of southern France[18]

Shrubs

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Willow (Arctic Willow Salix arctica) reaches the northern limits of land in Greenland[19]

Trees

see also tree line
Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Larch (Dahurian larch Larix gmelinii)
 Ary-Mas, Khatanga River valley, Taymyr Peninsula, Siberia, Russia[20]
this location is that of the northernmost tree of any kind[20]
Ash (European Ash Fraxinus excelsior) Leksvik and Frosta[21] (Nord-Trøndelag), Norway
Beech forest (European Beech Fagus sylvatica) Seim[22] in Lindås (Hordaland), Norway
Elm forest (Wych Elm Ulmus glabra) Beiarn[23] (Nordland), Norway
European holly (Ilex aquifolium) Bremsnes[24] in Averøy, (Møre og Romsdal), Norway
Hazel (Corylus avellana) Prestegårdsskogen nature reserve, Steigen[25] (Nordland), Norway
Lime (Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata) Brønnøy[26] (Nordland), Norway
Oak forest (English oak Quercus robur) Edøy[27] in Smøla (Møre og Romsdal), Norway

Recreation

Culture and music

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Blues Festival Dark Season Blues,[28] Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Symphony orchestra Tromsø Symphony Orchestra, Tromsø,[29] Norway
Soul and Blues Festival Alta Soul & Blues Festival,[30] Alta, Norway

Sport

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Nine-hole golf course Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada[31]
Top Division football club Tromsø IL, Tromsø, Norway[32]
High school football team Barrow, Alaska, United States[33][34][35]

Religion

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Church Svalbard Church,[36] Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Synagogue Murmansk,[37] Russia
Mosque Nurd Kamal Mosque, Norilsk, Russia[38]

Education

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
University University of Tromsø,[39][40] Tromsø, Norway
Higher education institute University Centre in Svalbard,[41] Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

Transportation

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Metro station Mellunmäki metro station, Helsinki, Finland (Helsinki Metro)[42]
Motorway Tornio–Keminmaa, Finland (Finnish national road 29/E8)[43]
Airport, permanent without scheduled flights Alert Airport, Nunavut, Canada[44][3]
Airport, permanent with scheduled flights Svalbard Longyear Airport, Svalbard, Norway[45]

Other

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Botanical garden Tromsø Botaniske Hage,[46] Tromsø, Norway[39]
Commercial vineyard Lerkekåsa Vineyard, Eventyrvin AS,[47] Gvarv, Telemark, Norway
Vineyard Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant, Finland [48]
Olive grove Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom[49]
Brewery Mack Bryggeri,[50] Tromsø, Norway[51]
Diplomatic mission Russian Consulate-General[52] in Barentsburg, on Spitsbergen, Norway[53]
Fell village Saariselkä, Inari, Finland[54]
Fortress Vardøhus Fortress,[55] Vardø, Norway
Medieval stone castle Olavinlinna, Savonlinna, Finland [56][57]
Webcam North Pole Environmental Observatory,[58][59] drifting on the Arctic Ocean's pack ice (August, position varies)
Automated teller machine Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway [60]
Post office Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway [61]
Known Shipwreck Breadalbane, near Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada [62][63]

See also

References

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  13. ^ Distribution of coral reefs
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  21. ^ Ash
  22. ^ BØK TIL GULV , MØBEL OG FINÉR
  23. ^ Elm
  24. ^ Holly
  25. ^ Hazel
  26. ^ Lime
  27. ^ Oak
  28. ^ Dark Season Blues
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  30. ^ Alta Soul & Blues Festival
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  37. ^ Synagogues at extreme latitudes
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