List of northernmost items
This is a list of various northernmost things on earth.
Cities and settlements
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Capital (of an independent state) | 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 > 500,000 people | Helsinki, Finland | 60°10′15″N 24°56′15″E / 60.17083°N 24.93750°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°37′E / 55.750°N 37.617°E |
See also: Northernmost settlements, Northernmost cities and towns
Geography
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Island | Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland[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 |
Coral reef | Tsushima Reef[12] | |
Active Sand dunes | Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada | 59°03′47″N 108°57′44″W / 59.06306°N 108.96222°W |
Lake | Lake North Pole, North Pole[13] | 85°N 5°W / 85°N 5°W[14] |
Location with all monthly average temperatures above freezing |
Værøy and Røst, Norway[15][16] |
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 |
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Coral reef | off the north coast of Norway[17] | 71°15′N 25°0′E / 71.250°N 25.000°E |
Bat colony (naturally occurring) | Rundhaug, Målselv (Troms), Norway[18] | 68°58′30″N 19°3′52″E / 68.97500°N 19.06444°E |
Non-human primate colony | Shimokita Peninsula, Honshu, Japan[19] | 41°32′N 140°55′E / 41.533°N 140.917°E |
Reptile: viviparous lizard | Scandinavia and Russia [20] | approximately 68°N |
Plants
These lists only contain naturally occurring plants and trees.
General
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Forest | Lukunsky grove of Dahurian larch, south from Khatanga River, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia[21] | 72°31′N 105°03′E / 72.517°N 105.050°E |
Palms (European fan palm Chamaerops humilis) | Nice, Mediterranean coast of southern France[22] | 43°42′N 7°15′E / 43.700°N 7.250°E |
Flower | Purple saxifrage on Kaffeklubben Island[23] | 83°40′N 29°50′W / 83.667°N 29.833°W |
Shrubs
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Willow (Arctic willow Salix arctica) | reaches the northern limits of land in Greenland[24] |
Trees
See also: tree line
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Larch (Dahurian larch Larix gmelinii) | About 150 km westward of Khatanga River outfall, Taymyr Peninsula, Siberia, Russia.[25] | 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[26] (Nord-Trøndelag), Norway | |
Beech forest (European beech Fagus sylvatica) | Seim[27] in Lindås (Hordaland), Norway | |
Elm forest (Wych elm Ulmus glabra) | Beiarn[28] (Nordland), Norway | |
European holly (Ilex aquifolium) | Bremsnes[29] in Averøy, (Møre og Romsdal), Norway | |
Hazel (Corylus avellana) | Prestegårdsskogen nature reserve, Steigen[30] (Nordland), Norway | |
Lime (Small-leaved lime Tilia cordata) | Brønnøy[31] (Nordland), Norway | |
Oak forest (English oak Quercus robur) | Edøya[32] in Smøla (Møre og Romsdal), Norway |
Recreation
Culture and music
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Blues Festival | Dark Season Blues,[33] Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway | 78°15′N 15°31′E / 78.250°N 15.517°E |
Symphony orchestra | Tromsø Symphony Orchestra, Tromsø,[34] Norway | 69°38′50″N 18°57′20″E / 69.64722°N 18.95556°E |
Soul and Blues Festival | Alta Soul & Blues Festival,[35] Alta, Norway | 69°56′N 23°18′E / 69.933°N 23.300°E |
Museum | Svalbard Museum,[36] Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway | 78°13′N 15°38′E / 78.217°N 15.633°E |
Art Gallery | The Gallery and Longyearbyen Arts & Crafts Centre,[37] Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway | 78°20′N 15°59′E / 78.333°N 15.983°E |
Sport
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Ski resort | Tromsø, Norway [38]Also self claimed | 69°40′N 19°04′E / 69.667°N 19.067°E |
Alpine ski centre | Alta Norway [39] | 70°2′5″N 23°32′9″E / 70.03472°N 23.53583°E |
Nine-hole golf course | Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada[40] | 70°44′N 117°45′W / 70.733°N 117.750°W |
High school American football team | Barrow, Alaska, United States[41][42][43] | 71°17′N 156°45′W / 71.283°N 156.750°W |
Bowling alley | Alert, Nunavut, Canada[44] | 82°30′N 62°19′W / 82.500°N 62.317°W |
Swimming pool, at least 20 metres (66 ft) | Longyearbyen, Norway | 78°12′38″N 15°36′49″W / 78.21056°N 15.61361°W |
Religion
Education
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Kindergarten | Kullungen barnehage and Polarflokken barnehage, [80] Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway | 78°13′N 15°39′E / 78.22°N 15.65°E (coordinates of Longyearbyen) |
School | Longyearbyen school [81] Svalbard, Norway | 78°12′N 15°37′E / 78.20°N 15.61°E |
Higher education institute | University Centre in Svalbard,[82] Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway | 78°13′N 15°36′E / 78.217°N 15.600°E |
Waldorf School | Steinerskolen i Tromsø, [83] Norway | 69°38′27″N 18°56′05″E / 69.640953°N 18.934734°E |
University | University of Tromsø,[84][85] Tromsø, Norway | 69°40′N 18°56′E / 69.667°N 18.933°E |
School for the deaf | Kristinaskolan School for the Deaf, Kristinaskolan, [86] Härnösand, Sweden | 62°37′40″N 17°56′59″E / 62.627719°N 17.949657°E |
Transportation
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Road | Road to Anabar, Anabar Bay, Yuryung-Khaya, Russia [87] | 72°N 49°E / 72°N 49°E |
Railway | Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line, Russia[88] | 70°22′30″N 68°40′12″E / 70.37500°N 68.67000°E |
Metro station | Mellunmäki metro station, Helsinki, Finland (Helsinki Metro)[89] | 60°14′21″N 25°6′39″E / 60.23917°N 25.11083°E |
Motorway | Tornio–Kemi, Finland (road 29/E8)[90] | 65°50′N 24°20′E / 65.833°N 24.333°E |
Airport, permanent with flights but no scheduled | Alert Airport, Nunavut, Canada[3][91] | 82°31′04″N 062°16′50″W / 82.51778°N 62.28056°W |
Airport, permanent with scheduled flights | Svalbard Longyear Airport, Svalbard, Norway[92] | 78°14′46″N 15°27′56″E / 78.24611°N 15.46556°E |
Bridge | Havøysund Bridge[93] | 70°59′40″N 24°38′52″E / 70.9945°N 24.6477°E |
Fast food chains
Restaurants
Other
See also
- List of southernmost items
- Extreme points of Earth
- Extreme points of the Arctic
- List of countries by northernmost point
References
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- ↑ Lime
- ↑ Oak
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Nearby, at the polar research community of Ny-Alesund... cruise ship passengers scuttling ashore to mail cards from the world's most northerly post office.
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Longyearbyen is the world's northernmost town and boasts many other superlatives, such as the world's northernmost ATM...
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In another energy-efficient move, the warm outlet water is circulated through a garden where water melons and Lithuanian grapes are grown and from which Olkiluoto wine is produced.
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