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Extreme points of Canadian provinces

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This is a table of extreme points (north, south, east and west) of each of the provinces and territories of Canada. Many of these points are uninhabited; see also extreme communities of Canada for inhabited places.

Province/territory Northernmost point Southernmost point Easternmost point Westernmost point
Alberta Northwest Territories border (60th parallel) Montana border south of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park Saskatchewan border (110 W) British Columbia border, from Willmore Wilderness Park north to the border with the Northwest Territories (120 W)
British Columbia Yukon and Northwest Territories border (60th parallel) Race Rocks (Lat. 48°17′52.9″ N, also southernmost point in Western Canada) Akamina Pass (Long. 114°3′13″ W) BC-YT-AK tripoint within Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park
Manitoba Nunavut border (60th parallel) Water:
Minnesota border in Lake of the Woods


Land:
Minnesota border at Buffalo Point

Point where Manitoba's eastern border meets Hudson Bay (legally defined as where the shore intersects with 89th meridian west, near Milk Creek and the mouth of the Black Duck River) Saskatchewan border, north of the Churchill River
New Brunswick Point of land near Dalhousie Machias Seal Island


Excluding disputed islands:
Southern tip of the largest island of "Three Islands" off the coast of Grand Manan

Cape Tormentine Maine border near NB-QC-ME tripoint
Newfoundland and Labrador Cape Chidley, Labrador
60°23′37″N 64°25′30″W / 60.39361°N 64.42500°W / 60.39361; -64.42500
Cape Freels, Newfoundland
46°36′40″N 53°33′34″W / 46.61111°N 53.55944°W / 46.61111; -53.55944
Cape Spear, Easternmost point of land in Canada
47°31′24″N 52°37′11″W / 47.52333°N 52.61972°W / 47.52333; -52.61972
Quebec border approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of Esker
54°01′32″N 67°49′10″W / 54.02556°N 67.81944°W / 54.02556; -67.81944
Northwest Territories Western tip of an island that is approximately 200 km (124 mi) SW of the north magnetic pole British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan border, along the 60th parallel Nunavut border (From the 60th parallel to the centre of Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary) Yukon border (the "straight" part near Aklavik)
Nova Scotia Saint Paul Island
47°12′10″N 60°09′03″W / 47.20278°N 60.15083°W / 47.20278; -60.15083
Mother Owens Rocks (South of Seal Island Cormorandière Rocks (near Scatarie Island) Brier Island
Nunavut Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, near Alert. Northernmost point of land in Canada. (The northernmost water/ice point is the North Pole) Stag Island's southern point[1]
51°39′01″N 79°04′28″W / 51.65028°N 79.07444°W / 51.65028; -79.07444
Easternmost point of Ellesmere Island, 27km south east of Alert, 82°19'06.9"N 61°06'01.1"W Point where Nunavut's western border with Northwest Territories and Amundsen Gulf meet, approx. 30 miles (50 km) north of Tuktut Nogait National Park
Ontario Point just east of where Ontario's western border meets Hudson Bay, approx. 125 kilometres (78 mi) NW of Fort Severn
56°51′25″N 88°53′05″W / 56.85694°N 88.88472°W / 56.85694; -88.88472
Middle Island, Lake Erie. Southernmost point of land in Canada, and part of Point Pelee National Park Land: Shore of the St. Lawrence River NE of Wood Creek, near Curry Hill. Water: In the St. Lawrence River offshore from the previous point Manitoba border
Longitude: 95°09'11" West
Prince Edward Island North Cape Wood Islands East Point West Cape
Quebec Cape Wolstenholme, approx. 17 miles (27 km) NE of Ivujivik
62°34′55″N 77°30′30″W / 62.58194°N 77.50833°W / 62.58194; -77.50833
New York border, where the Châteauguay River crosses the border
(Latitude: 44°59'30"N approx.)
Labrador border, near Blanc-Sablon
Longitude: 57°06'30" West
Pointe Louis-XIV, approx. 60 miles (97 km) NNW of Chisasibi
54°37′27″N 79°46′00″W / 54.62417°N 79.76667°W / 54.62417; -79.76667
Saskatchewan Northwest Territories border (60th parallel) North Dakota border east of Northgate Manitoba border, south of Gainsborough, Saskatchewan Alberta border
Yukon Shore of Beaufort Sea along 141st Meridian British Columbia border YT-BC-NT tripoint Boundary Peak 187 (60°18′22.929″N, 141°00′7.128″W). Westernmost point of land in Canada.

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References

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  1. ^ "Stag Island, Nunavut, Canada". Retrieved 2011-07-28.