Northernmost settlements
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Some of the northernmost settlements in the world are:
| Location | Latitude | Population | Public settlement? | Active? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneo, Arctic Ocean Ice Sheet | 88°11' N | 100 | no | yes | Latitude as of April 2009 (varies), Russian Ice Camp, populated in summer only |
| Alert, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 82°28' N | 74 | no | yes | Northernmost place with a permanent (year-round) population; military and research station [1] |
| Wandel Dal Settlements, Pearyland, Greenland, Denmark | 82°15' N | 0 | yes | no | A group of more than 20 archeological sites, among them several former permanent settlements |
| Brønlundhus, Greenland, Denmark | 82°11' N | 0 | no | no | Former exploration base, 1947 to 1950 |
| Kap Harald Moltke, Greenland, Denmark | 82°10' N | 0 | no | no | Former exploration base |
| Fort Conger, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 81°44' N | 0 | no | no | Former exploration camp, 1881 to 1883 and 1957 to 1958 |
| Nord, Greenland, Denmark | 81°43' N | 4 | no | yes | Military and scientific base |
| Nagurskoye, Franz Josef Land, Russia | 80°48' N | 52[1] | no | yes | Border guard facility and meteorological station |
| Krenkel, Franz Josef Land, Russia | 80°37' N | 7 | no | yes | Meteorological station |
| Tikhaya Bay, Franz Josef Land, Russia | 80°20' N | 0 | no | no | Former weather station |
| Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 79°59' N | 0 | no | yes | Scientific station |
| Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 79°58' N | 0 | no | no | Former Royal Canadian Mounted Police station |
| Ytre Norskøya, Svalbard, Norway | 79°51'20" N | 0 | no | no | Former Dutch whaling station, 1620s to 1670 |
| Smeerenburg, Amsterdam Island, Svalbard, Norway | 79°43'54" N | 0 | no | no | Former Danish–Dutch whaling station, 1619 to 1657 |
| Harlingen kokerij, Danes Island, Svalbard, Norway | 79°43'24" N | 0 | no | no | Former Dutch whaling station, 1636 to 1662 |
| Kobbefjorden, Danes Island, Svalbard, Norway | 79°41'42" N | 0 | no | no | Former Danish whaling station, 1631 to 1658 |
| Golomyanniy, Sredniy Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Russia | 79°33' N | 3 | no | yes | Meteorological station |
| Qaqaitsut, Eastern Inglefield Land, NW Greenland | ca. 79°07'17.14 N | 0 | yes | no | Hunting station and former permanent settlement |
| Inuarfissuaq, Central Inglefield Land, NW Greenland | 78°55' N | 0 | yes | no | Former hunting station or permanent settlement |
| Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway | 78°55' N | 35 | yes | yes | Northernmost functional settlement; home to the northernmost post office |
| Isachsen, Nunavut, Ellef Ringnes Island Canada | 78°47' N | 0 | no | no | Former research station, 1948 to 1978 |
| Pyramiden (Russian), Svalbard, Norway | 78°50' N | winter 3-4 summer 15 |
yes | yes | Former settlement, 1910 to 1998/2000. Peak population over 1200. Now a ghost city for tourists with hotel established in 2013. |
| Annoatok, Greenland, Denmark | 78°33' N | 0 | yes | no | Former hunting station |
| Etah, Greenland, Denmark | 78°19' N | 0 | yes | no | Hunting station and former permanent settlement |
| Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway | 78°12' N | 2,040 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement with a permanent population of over 1,000 |
| Barentsburg (Russian), Svalbard, Norway | 78°04' N | 435 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| North Ice, Greenland, Denmark | 78°04' N | 0 | no | no | Former research station, 1952 to 1954 |
| Sveagruva, Svalbard, Norway | 77°55' N | 200 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Siorapaluk, Greenland | 77°47' N | 87 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in North America and in Greenland |
| Qaanaaq (Thule), Greenland, Denmark | 77°30' N | 640 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Grise Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 76°25' N | 163 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in Canada |
| Mould Bay, Prince Patrick Island, Northwest Territories, Canada | 76°18' N | 0 | no | no | Former meteorological station, 1948 to 1997 |
| Craig Harbour, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada | 76°13' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement |
| Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada | 74°41' N | 215 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Dundas Harbour, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada | 74°39' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement, 1924 to 1951 |
| Nordvik, Sakha Republic, Russia | 74°01' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement and penal colony, 1933 to 1956 |
| Dikson, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 73°30' N | 690 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in Russia, closed town |
| Syndassko, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 73°15' N | 496 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Arctic Bay, Baffin Island, Canada | 73°02' N | 646 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Ust-Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia | 72°59' N | 80 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Novorybnaya, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 72°50' N | 556 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Yuryung-Khaya, Sakha Republic, Russia | 72°48' N | 1,148 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Upernavik, Greenland, Denmark | 72°47' N | 1,144 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Canada | 72°42' N | 1,220 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Taymylyr, Sakha Republic, Russia | 72°37' N | 757 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Zhdaniha, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 72°10' N | 205 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Bykovskiy, Sakha Republic, Russia | 72°00' N | 517 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 71°59' N | 2,645 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada, | 71°59' N | 122 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Ushakovskoye, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | 71°59' N | 0 | yes | yes | Former settlement on Wrangel Island. Now used as nature reserve HQ |
| Saskylakh, Sakha Republic, Russia | 71°57' N | 2,317 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Kresty, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 71°54' N | 274 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Tyumyati, Sakha Republic, Russia | 71°54' N | 10 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Popigay, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 71°53' N | 334 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Yukagir, Sakha Republic, Russia | 71°46' N | 128 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Novaya, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 71°45' N | 313 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Vorontsovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 71°41' N | 253 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Tiksi, Sakha Republic, Russia | 71°39' N | 4,873 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Rogachevo, Novaya Zemlya, Russia | 71°36' N | 457 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Kheta, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 71°34' N | 368 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Belushya Guba, Novaya Zemlya, Russia | 71°32' N | 1,972 | yes | yes | Main settlement on Novaya Zemlaya |
| Kayak, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 71°30' N | 128 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Nizhneyansk, Sakha Republic, Russia | 71°26' N | 391 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Barrow, Alaska, United States | 71°18' N | 4,581 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in the United States |
| Katyryk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 71°16' N | 334 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Skarsvåg, Finnmark, Norway | 71°08' N | 141 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in Norway proper |
| Russkoye Ustye, Sakha Republic, Russia | 71°07' N | 157 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Mehamn, Gamvik, Finnmark, Norway | 71°02' N | 900 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Honningsvåg, Finnmark, Norway | 70°58' N | 2,575 | yes | yes | City |
| Volochanka, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | 70°58' N | 540 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Ust-Yansk, Sakha Republic, Russia | 70°54' N | 317 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Guyda, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | 70°53' N | 3,331 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Naiba, Sakha Republic, Russia | 70°50' N | 522 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Khayyr, Sakha Republic, Russia | 70°48' N | 397 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Kazache, Sakha Republic, Russia | 70°45' N | 1,453 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada | 70°44'N | 402 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Kyusyur, Sakha Republic, Russia | 70°41' N | 1,345 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | 70°39' N | 7,119 | yes | yes | City |
| Chokurdakh, Sakha Republic, Russia | 70°37' N | 2,105 | yes | yes | Settlement |
| Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | 70°12' N | 3,000 | yes | yes | Northernmost point on Western Hemisphere road network |
| Nuorgam, Lapland, Finland | 70°05' N | 200 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in Finland and European Union |
Cities and towns[edit]
This is a list of the northernmost cities and towns in the world.
- Weather station/military base not a public community.
Larger cities[edit]
Northernmost cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.
Northernmost cities with more than 250,000 inhabitants.
| City | Population | Latitude/longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Murmansk, Russia | 307,257 | 68°58′N 33°05′E / 68.967°N 33.083°E |
| Arkhangelsk, Russia | 348,740 | 64°32′N 40°32′E / 64.533°N 40.533°E |
| Yakutsk, Russia | 255,784 | 62°02′N 129°44′E / 62.033°N 129.733°E |
| Petrozavodsk, Russia | 298,784 | 61°47′N 34°21′E / 61.783°N 34.350°E |
| Surgut, Russia | 298,500 | 61°16′N 73°24′E / 61.267°N 73.400°E |
| Anchorage, Alaska, United States | 291,826 | 61°13′N 149°53′W / 61.217°N 149.883°W |
| Bergen, Norway | 271,949 | 60°23′33″N 005°19′24″E / 60.39250°N 5.32333°E |
| Helsinki, Finland | 621,863 | 60°10′15″N 024°56′15″E / 60.17083°N 24.93750°E |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany. "ARKTIS: Reich in der Kälte".
