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This is a list of various northernmost things on Earth.
Category | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Capital (of an independent state) | Reykjavík, Iceland[1] | 64°08′N 21°56′W |
Capital (of an autonomous territory) | Nuuk, Greenland[2] | 64°10′N 51°44′W |
Non-permanent settlement of any size | Camp Barneo, Russia[citation needed] | 88°11′N 30°45′W (may vary as it changes every summer) |
Permanent settlement of any size | Alert, Nunavut (CFS Alert), Canada[3] | 82°28′N 62°30′W |
Non-active public settlement (ghost town) | Wandel Dal Settlements, Greenland[4] | 82°15′N 35°15′W |
Active public settlement | Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway[citation needed] | 78°55′30″N 11°55′20″E |
Village inhabited by native people | Siorapaluk, Greenland[5] | 77°47′08″N 70°38′00″W |
Medieval town | Vágar, Austvågøy, Lofoten, Norway[6] | 68°20′N 14°40′E |
City > 1,000 people City > 2,500 people |
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway[7] | 78°13′N 15°33′E |
City > 5,000 people | Tiksi, Russia[8] | 71°38′N 128°52′E |
City > 10,000 people | Hammerfest, Norway[9] | 70°39′45″N 23°41′00″E |
City > 20,000 people | Alta, Norway[9] | 69°58′36″N 23°17′45″E |
City > 50,000 people | Tromsø, Norway[9] | 69°40′33″N 18°55′10″E |
City > 100,000 people | Norilsk, Russia[10][11] | 69°21′N 88°12′E |
City > 250,000 people | Murmansk, Russia[citation needed] | 68°58′N 33°05′E |
City > 500,000 people | Helsinki, Finland[citation needed] | 60°10′15″N 24°56′15″E |
City > 1,000,000 people City > 5,000,000 people |
Saint Petersburg, Russia[12] | 59°57′N 30°18′E |
City > 10,000,000 people Metropolitan area > 20,000,000 people |
Moscow, Russia[12] [13] | 55°45′N 37°37′E |
Animal | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Fresh water fish: arctic char | Arctic Ocean[27] | Approx. 82°N |
Coral reef | Off the north coast of Norway[28] | 71°15′N 25°0′E |
Amphibian: Siberian wood frog | Northern Siberia[29] | Approx. 71°N |
Bat colony (naturally occurring) | Rundhaug, Målselv Municipality (Troms), Norway[30] | 68°58′30″N 19°3′52″E |
Reptile: viviparous lizard | Scandinavia and Russia[31] | Approx. 68°N |
Snake: European adder | Arctic Circle[32] | Approx. 66°34′N |
Scorpion: Northern scorpion | Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada[33] | 52°16′5″N 113°48′40″W |
Tortoise: Horsfield tortoise | Southern Kazakhstan[34][35] | Approx. 48°67′N[clarification needed] |
Non-human primate colony | Shimokita Peninsula, Honshu, Japan[36] | 41°32′N 140°55′E |
Parrot: Alexandrine parakeet | Area of Jalalabad, Afghanistan[37] | 34°26′03″N 70°26′52″E |
Penguin: Galapagos penguin | Galápagos Islands, Ecuador[38] | 0°40′N 90°33′W |
These lists only contain naturally occurring plants and trees, excluding individuals planted by humans.
Plant | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Flower | Arctic Poppy on Kaffeklubben Island[39] | 83°40′N 29°50′W |
Forest | Lukunsky grove of Dahurian larch, south from Khatanga River, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia[40] | 72°31′N 105°03′E |
Temperate rainforest | Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States[41] | 60°36′54″N 147°10′05″W |
Palms (European fan palm Chamaerops humilis) | Nice, Mediterranean coast of southern France[42] | 43°42′N 7°15′E |
Papyrus swamp | Hula Valley, Israel[43] | 33°6′12″N 35°36′33″E |
Lowland tropical rainforest | Namdapha National Park, India[44] | 27°44′N 96°53′E |
Plant | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Willow (Arctic willow Salix arctica) | Reaches the northern limits of land in Greenland[45] |
Plant | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Larch (Dahurian larch Larix gmelinii) | About 150 kilometres (93 mi) westward of Khatanga River outfall, Taymyr Peninsula, Siberia, Russia.[46] This location is that of the northernmost tree of any kind (this is a creeping form of Dahurian larch) |
73°04′32″N 102°00′00″E |
Category | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Nunnery | Carmelite Nunnery Totus Tuus,[277] Tromsø, Norway | 69.652566°N 18.920829°E |
Monastery | Pechenga Monastery,[278] Pechenga, Murmanskaya, Russia | 69.544630°N 31.213128°E |
Cistercian monastery | Munkeby Abbey,[279] Levanger, Norway | 63.718849°N 11.379240°E |
Ursuline convent | Jyväskylä,[280][281] Finland | 62.248036°N 25.747783°E |
Society of Jesus Center | Jesuiterna i Uppsala,[282] Uppsala, Sweden | 59.858137°N 17.626251°E |
Opus Dei center | Stockholm,[283] Sweden | 59.345918°N 18.068887°E |
Poor Clares monastery | Høysteinane kloster,[284] Larvik Municipality, Norway | 59.048687°N 9.991635°E |
Benedictine monastery | Heliga Hjärtas Kloster,[285] Borghamn, Sweden | 58.355735°N 14.694448°E |
Augustinian monastery or parish | St Joseph's Parish,[286] Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 55.928664°N 3.279975°W |
Carthusian monastery | St. Hugh's Charterhouse,[287] Horsham, England, United Kingdom | 50.972987°N 0.282668°W |
Brand | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Tim Horton's | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada[428] | 72.696762°N 77.961962°W |
Subway | Alta, Norway[429] | 69.963703°N 23.268963°E |
Burger King | Tromsø, Norway[430] | 69.671642°N 18.920732°E |
McDonald's | Tromsø, Norway[431] | 69.6498481°N 18.9558126°E |
Carl's Jr. | Talnakh, Russia[432] | 69.484164°N 88.398700°E |
Baskin Robbins | Norilsk, Russia[433] | 69.358910°N 88.183451°E |
KFC | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada[434] | 69.116327°N 105.052977°W |
Pizza Hut | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada[435] | 69.116327°N 105.052977°W |
Domino's Pizza | Akureyri, Iceland[436] | 65.691547°N 18.107539°W |
Taco Bell | Oulu, Finland[437] | 65.011464°N 25.469370°E |
Starbucks | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States[438] | 64.854677°N 147.690881°W |
Wendy's | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States[439] | 64.835971°N 147.754830°W |
Dairy Queen | Palmer, Alaska, United States[440] | 61.599488°N 149.120728°W |
Denny's | Anchorage, Alaska, United States[441] | 61.209457°N 149.806822°W |
Organization | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Rotary Club | Longyearbyen,[579] Svalbard, Norway | 78.22°N 15.65°E |
Lions Club | Utqiaġvik,[580] Alaska, United States | 71.299004°N 156.758916°W |
Red Cross office | Mehamn,[581] Norway | 71°02′08″N 27°50′57″W |
4-H | Nordkapp Municipality,[582] Norway | 70°58′41″N 25°58′29″W |
Ten Sing group | Alta Municipality,[583] Norway | 69.966207°N 23.272133°E |
Youth With A Mission center | YWAM Borgen,[584] Oteren, Norway | 69.267214°N 19.946878°E |
SOS Children's Village | Murmansk,[585] Russia | 68°58′N 33°05′E |
Jamboree | Bodø Municipality,[586] Norway | 67°16′48″N 14°24′0″E |
Girl Guides of Canada District | Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada | 68°21′39"N 133°43′47"W |
Girl Scout Council | Fairbanks,[587] Alaska, United States | 64.849441°N 147.699847°W |
Alcoholics Anonymous | Fairbanks,[588] Alaska, United States | 64.843107°N 147.716393°W |
Greenpeace office | Helsinki,[589] Finland | 60.0947°N 24.5630°E |
Note: A lot of info on this section is inaccurate. Pending fix
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