The northernmost point of land within the boundaries of Canada is Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 83°06′40″N 69°58′19″W / 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°00′07″N 94°39′18″W / 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°54′32″N 82°30′32″W / 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°34′01″N 140°24′18″W / 60.567°N 140.405°W / 60.567; -140.405 (Mount Logan, Yukon).^[1]

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°18′04″N 141°00′36″W / 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°31′23″N 52°37′08″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°13′01″N 55°37′16″W / 52.217°N 55.621°W / 52.217; -55.621 (Elijah Point, Labrador).^[1]

Below includes a list of extreme and significant points of the geography of Canada.^[1][2]

Cape Spear

Middle Island

Boundary Peak 187

Cape Columbia

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Extreme points of Canada

• Northernmost point — Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 83°6′41″N 69°57′30″W / 83.11139°N 69.95833°W / 83.11139; -69.95833 (Cape Columbia)
• Southernmost point — South point of Middle Island, Ontario, in Lake Erie 41°40′53″N 82°40′56″W / 41.68139°N 82.68222°W / 41.68139; -82.68222 (South point of Middle Island)
• Easternmost point — Cape Spear, Newfoundland 47°31′25″N 52°37′10″W / 47.52361°N 52.61944°W / 47.52361; -52.61944 (Cape Spear)
• Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187,^[5] Yukon 60°18′23″N 141°0′7″W / 60.30639°N 141.00194°W / 60.30639; -141.00194 (Boundary Peak 187)

• Northernmost point — Zenith Point, Nunavut 72°0′0″N 94°38′59″W / 72.00000°N 94.64972°W / 72.00000; -94.64972 (Zenith Point)
• Southernmost point — Point Pelee, Ontario 41°54′33″N 82°30′32″W / 41.90917°N 82.50889°W / 41.90917; -82.50889 (Point Pelee)
• Easternmost point — Cape Saint Charles, Labrador 52°13′3″N 55°37′15″W / 52.21750°N 55.62083°W / 52.21750; -55.62083 (Cape Saint Charles)
• Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187,^[5] Yukon 60°18′23″N 141°0′7″W / 60.30639°N 141.00194°W / 60.30639; -141.00194 (Boundary Peak 187)

• Mount Logan^{[note 1][6][7]} Yukon 60°34′33″N 140°24′10″W / 60.57583°N 140.40278°W / 60.57583; -140.40278 (Mount Logan) — highest Canadian summit at 5,959 m (19,551 ft)
• Barbeau Peak,^{[note 2][8][9]} Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 81°54′30″N 75°1′30″W / 81.90833°N 75.02500°W / 81.90833; -75.02500 (Barbeau Peak) — highest Canadian island summit and highest summit of the Canadian Arctic at 2,616 m (8,583 ft)

• Coastline — lowest Canadian surface point at sea level^{[citation needed]}
• Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories 61°40′N 114°00′W / 61.667°N 114.000°W / 61.667; -114.000 (Great Slave Lake) — lowest fresh water point of North America at −458 m (−1,503 feet)

• Baffin Island, Nunavut 63°33′N 65°26′W / 63.550°N 65.433°W / 63.550; -65.433 (Baffin Island) — most extensive Canadian island at 507,451 km² (195,928 square miles)
• Ellesmere Island, Nunavut 81°55′36″N 74°59′12″W / 81.92667°N 74.98667°W / 81.92667; -74.98667 (Ellesmere Island) — tallest Canadian island at 2,616 m (8,583 ft)
• Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador 49°N 56°W / 49°N 56°W / 49; -56 (Island of Newfoundland) — most extensive Canadian Atlantic island at 108,860 km² (42,031 square miles)
• Vancouver Island, British Columbia 49°30′N 125°30′W / 49.500°N 125.500°W / 49.500; -125.500 (Vancouver Island) — most extensive Canadian Pacific island at 31,285 km² (12,079 square miles)
• Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario 45°46′N 82°12′W / 45.767°N 82.200°W / 45.767; -82.200 (Manitoulin Island) — most extensive lake island on Earth at 2,766 km² (1,068 square miles)

• Lake Superior, Ontario 47°45′N 87°30′W / 47.750°N 87.500°W / 47.750; -87.500 (Lake Superior) — most voluminous lake of Western Hemisphere at 11,600 km³ (2,800 cubic miles)
• Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories 61°40′N 114°00′W / 61.667°N 114.000°W / 61.667; -114.000 (Great Slave Lake) — deepest lake of Western Hemisphere at 614 m (2,014 ft)
• Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario 45°49′N 84°45′W / 45.817°N 84.750°W / 45.817; -84.750 (Lake Michigan–Huron) — by some considerations the most extensive lake of Western Hemisphere and the most extensive freshwater lake on Earth at 117,400 km² (45,300 sq mi)^[10]
• Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut 66°30′N 70°50′W / 66.500°N 70.833°W / 66.500; -70.833 (Nettilling Lake) — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at 5,066 km² (1,956 square miles)
• Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario 45°46′42″N 81°59′30″W / 45.77833°N 81.99167°W / 45.77833; -81.99167 (Lake Manitou) — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at 104 km² (40 square miles)
• Upper Dumbell Lake on Ellesmere Island Nunavut 82°28′N 062°30′W / 82.467°N 62.500°W / 82.467; -62.500 (Upper Dumbell Lake) — 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 / 62.59861°N 164.79444°W / 62.59861; -164.79444 (Yukon River) — longest Bering Sea main stem river at 3,185 km (1,979 miles)
• Nelson River, Manitoba 57°5′5″N 92°30′8″W / 57.08472°N 92.50222°W / 57.08472; -92.50222 (Nelson River) — 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 / 46.24417°N 124.05806°W / 46.24417; -124.05806 (Columbia River) — 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 / 68.93972°N 136.17278°W / 68.93972; -136.17278 (Mackenzie River) — 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 / 49.667°N 64.500°W / 49.667; -64.500 (Saint Lawrence River) — longest Canadian Atlantic Ocean main stem river at 965 km (600 miles)

• Greatest driving distance between any two points via the Canadian road network (including the Trans-Canada Highway Ferry): 9262 km from L'Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador to Tuktoyatuk, Northwest Territories.
• Greatest driving distance between any two points via the Canadian road network (excluding the Trans-Canada Highway Ferry): 9156 km from Old Fort, Quebec to Tuktoyatuk, Northwest Territories.

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Geography by province

• Geography of Canada
• Extreme points of North America
• Extreme points of Canadian provinces
• Extreme communities of Canada
• Nordicity
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