List of northernmost items

Ny-Ålesund at 79°N - location of the northernmost hotel, restaurant, statue, camping site.

This is a list of various northernmost things on earth.

Cities and settlements

Item Place Latitude/longitude
Capital (of an independent nation) Reykjavík, Iceland[1] 64°08′N 21°56′W / 64.133°N 21.933°W
Capital (of a constituent country) Nuuk, Greenland[2] 64°10′N 51°44′W / 64.167°N 51.733°W
Permanent settlement of any size Alert, Nunavut (CFS Alert), Canada[3] 82°28′N 62°30′W / 82.467°N 62.500°W
City > 1,000 people Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway[4] 78°13′N 15°33′E / 78.217°N 15.550°E
City > 5,000 people Tiksi, Russia[5] 71°38′N 128°52′E / 71.633°N 128.867°E
City > 50,000 people. Tromsø, Norway 69°40′33″N 18°55′10″E / 69.67583°N 18.91944°E
City > 100,000 people Norilsk, Russia[6][7] 69°21′N 88°12′E / 69.350°N 88.200°E
City > 250,000 people Murmansk, Russia 68°58′N 33°05′E / 68.967°N 33.083°E
City > 1,000,000 people Saint Petersburg, Russia[8] 59°57′N 30°18′E / 59.950°N 30.300°E
City > 10,000,000 people Moscow, Russia[8] 55°45′N 37°29′E / 55.750°N 37.483°E

See also: Northernmost settlements, Northernmost cities and towns

Geography

Item Place Latitude/longitude
Island Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland, Denmark[9] 83°40′N 29°50′W / 83.667°N 29.833°W
Active volcano Beerenberg, Jan Mayen, Norway[10] 71°4′36″N 8°9′52″W / 71.07667°N 8.16444°W
Coral atoll Kure Atoll, Hawaii, United States[11] 28°25′16″N 178°19′55″W / 28.42111°N 178.33194°W
Lake Lake North Pole, North Pole[12] 85°N 5°W / 85°N 5°W[13]
Location with all monthly
average temperatures above freezing		 Værøy, Norway and
Røst, Norway[14][15]		 67°40′N 12°40′E / 67.667°N 12.667°E
67°31′N 12°5′E / 67.517°N 12.083°E

Nature

Animals

Item Place Latitude/longitude
Coral reef off the north coast of Norway[16] 71°15′N 25°0′E / 71.250°N 25.000°E
Bat colony (naturally occurring) Rundhaug, Målselv (Troms), Norway[17] 68°58′30″N 19°3′52″E / 68.97500°N 19.06444°E
Non-human primate colony Shimokita Peninsula, Honshu, Japan[18] 41°32′N 140°55′E / 41.533°N 140.917°E
Reptile: viviparous lizard Scandinavia and Russia [19] 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[20] 72°31′N 105°03′E / 72.517°N 105.050°E
Palms (European fan palm Chamaerops humilis) Nice, Mediterranean coast of southern France[21] 43°42′N 7°15′E / 43.700°N 7.250°E
Flower Purple saxifrage on Kaffeklubben Island[22] 83°40′N 29°50′W / 83.667°N 29.833°W

Shrubs

Item Place Latitude/longitude
Willow (Arctic willow Salix arctica) reaches the northern limits of land in Greenland[23]

Trees

see also tree line
Item Place Latitude/longitude
Larch (Dahurian larch Larix gmelinii) About 150 km westward of Khatanga River outfall, Taymyr Peninsula, Siberia, Russia.[24] 73°04′32″N 102°00′00″E / 73.07556°N 102.00000°E this location is that of the northernmost tree of any kind (this is a creeping form of Dahurian larch)
Ash (European ash Fraxinus excelsior) Leksvik and Frosta[25] (Nord-Trøndelag), Norway
Beech forest (European beech Fagus sylvatica) Seim[26] in Lindås (Hordaland), Norway
Elm forest (Wych elm Ulmus glabra) Beiarn[27] (Nordland), Norway
European holly (Ilex aquifolium) Bremsnes[28] in Averøy, (Møre og Romsdal), Norway
Hazel (Corylus avellana) Prestegårdsskogen nature reserve, Steigen[29] (Nordland), Norway
Lime (Small-leaved lime Tilia cordata) Brønnøy[30] (Nordland), Norway
Oak forest (English oak Quercus robur) Edøya[31] in Smøla (Møre og Romsdal), Norway

Recreation

Culture and music

Item Place Latitude/longitude
Blues Festival Dark Season Blues,[32] Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°15′N 15°31′E / 78.250°N 15.517°E
Symphony orchestra Tromsø Symphony Orchestra, Tromsø,[33] Norway 69°38′50″N 18°57′20″E / 69.64722°N 18.95556°E
Soul and Blues Festival Alta Soul & Blues Festival,[34] Alta, Norway 69°56′N 23°18′E / 69.933°N 23.300°E
Museum Svalbard Museum,[35] Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°38′E / 78.217°N 15.633°E

Sport

Item Place Latitude/longitude
Ski resort Tromsø, Norway [36]Also self claimed 69°40′N 19°04′E / 69.667°N 19.067°E
Alpine ski centre Alta Norway [37] 70°2′5″N 23°32′9″E / 70.03472°N 23.53583°E
Nine-hole golf course Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada[38] 70°44′N 117°45′W / 70.733°N 117.750°W
High school American football team Barrow, Alaska, United States[39][40][41] 71°17′N 156°45′W / 71.283°N 156.750°W
Bowling alley Alert, Nunavut, Canada[42] 82°30′N 62°19′W / 82.500°N 62.317°W

Religion

Tromsø Cathedral, Tromsø
Nord Kamal Mosque, Norilsk, Russia
Item Place Latitude/longitude
Church Svalbard Church,[43] Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E / 78.217°N 15.550°E
Synagogue Murmansk,[44] Russia 68°58′N 33°05′E / 68.967°N 33.083°E
Mosque Alnor Senter, Tromsø, Norway[45][46]
 69°39′15.01″N 18°57′36.25″E / 69.6541694°N 18.9600694°E
Mosque Custom Built Nurd Kamal Mosque, Norilsk, Russia[47]
 69°20′27.19″N 88°12′3.21″E / 69.3408861°N 88.2008917°E
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Rikets sal, Rypklubbveien, Hammerfest, Norway[48] 70°38′56″N 23°39′46″E / 70.648750°N 23.662830°E

Education

Item Place Latitude/longitude
University University of Tromsø,[49][50] Tromsø, Norway 69°40′N 18°56′E / 69.667°N 18.933°E
Higher education institute University Centre in Svalbard,[51] Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°36′E / 78.217°N 15.600°E

Transportation

Item Place Latitude/longitude
Railway Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line, Russia[52] 70°22′30″N 68°40′12″E / 70.37500°N 68.67000°E
Metro station Mellunmäki metro station, Helsinki, Finland (Helsinki Metro)[53] 60°14′21″N 25°6′39″E / 60.23917°N 25.11083°E
Motorway Tornio–Kemi, Finland (road 29/E8)[54] 65°50′N 24°20′E / 65.833°N 24.333°E
Airport, permanent with flights but no scheduled Alert Airport, Nunavut, Canada[3][55] 82°31′04″N 062°16′50″W / 82.51778°N 62.28056°W
Airport, permanent with scheduled flights Svalbard Longyear Airport, Svalbard, Norway[56] 78°14′46″N 15°27′56″E / 78.24611°N 15.46556°E
Bridge Havøysund Bridge[57] 70°59′40″N 24°38′52″E / 70.9945°N 24.6477°E

Fast food chains

Item Place Latitude/longitude
McDonald's Murmansk, Russia[58] 68°58′13″N 33°04′18″E / 68.970297°N 33.071709°E
Burger King Tromsø, Norway[59] 69°40′18″N 18°55′15″E / 69.671642°N 18.920732°E

Other

Item Place Latitude/longitude
Botanical garden Tromsø Botaniske Hage,[60] Tromsø, Troms, Norway[49] 69°40′N 18°56′E / 69.667°N 18.933°E
Hospital University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Troms, Norway 69°40′N 18°56′E / 69.667°N 18.933°E
Commercial vineyard Lerkekåsa Vineyard, Eventyrvin AS,[61] Gvarv, Telemark, Norway 59°40′N 09°19′E / 59.667°N 9.317°E
Vineyard Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant, Finland [62] 61°14′N 21°26′E / 61.233°N 21.433°E
Olive grove Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom[63] 53°25′N 04°25′W / 53.417°N 4.417°W
Brewery Brewery Immiaq,[64] Ilulissat, Greenland 69°13′12″N 051°05′57″W / 69.22000°N 51.09917°W
Diplomatic mission Russian Consulate-General[65] in Barentsburg, on Spitsbergen, Norway[66] 78°04′N 014°13′E / 78.067°N 14.217°E
Fortress Vardøhus Fortress,[67] Vardø, Norway 70°22′20″N 31°5′40″E / 70.37222°N 31.09444°E
Medieval stone castle Olavinlinna, Savonlinna, Finland[68] 61°51′50″N 28°54′0″E / 61.86389°N 28.90000°E
Webcam North Pole Environmental Observatory,[69][70] drifting on the Arctic Ocean's pack ice 84°06′N 2°00′E / 84.1°N 2°E (August, position varies)
Automated teller machine Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway [71] 78°13′N 15°33′E / 78.217°N 15.550°E
Piano Pyramiden, Svalbard, Norway [72] 78°41′N 16°24′E / 78.683°N 16.400°E
Post office Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway [73] 78°55′N 11°56′E / 78.917°N 11.933°E
Zoo Bardu, Troms, Norway 69°40′N 18°56′E / 69.667°N 18.933°E
Known shipwreck Breadalbane, near Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada [74][75] 74°41′N 91°50′W / 74.683°N 91.833°W
Dolphinarium Särkänniemi, Tampere, Finland [76] 61°30′19″N 023°44′38″E / 61.50528°N 23.74389°E (Coordinates of Särkänniemi)

See also

References

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