Northernmost settlements

Some of the northernmost settlements in the world are:

Location  | Country  | Latitude | Population  | Public settlement?  | Active?  | Description

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Camp Barneo, Arctic Ocean Ice Sheet | None
(International waters) | 88°11' N | 100 | no | yes | Latitude as of April 2009 (varies), northernmost inhabited place, Russian Ice Camp, populated in summer only
Ward Hunt Island Camp, Nunavut | Canada | 83°06' N | 0 | no | no | Former exploration base
Alert, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut | Canada | 82°28' N | 74 | no | yes | Northernmost place with a permanent (year-round) population; military and research station (CFS Alert)[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
Deltaterrasserne | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 82°07' N | 0 | yes | no | Archaeological site
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[2] | 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
(Denmark ) | ca. 79°07'17.14 N | 0 | yes | no | Hunting station and former permanent settlement
Inuarfissuaq, Central Inglefield Land, NW | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 78°55' N | 0 | yes | no | Former hunting station or permanent settlement
Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard | Norway | 78°55' N | 35 | yes | yes | Northernmost civilian and functional settlement; home to the northernmost post office
Isachsen, Ellef Ringnes Island, Nunavut | Canada | 78°47' N | 0 | no | no | Former research station, 1948 to 1978
Pyramiden (Russian), Svalbard | Norway | 78°39' 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
(Denmark ) | 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
Qeqertat | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 77°29' N | 26 | yes | yes | Settlement
Camp Century | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 77°16' N | 0 | no | no | United States military scientific research base complete with nuclear reactor, active 1959-1967
Pituffik | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 76°32' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement, population forcibly relocated to Qaanaaq site in 1952 to make space for nearby Thule Air Base; northernomost nuclear-contaminated area in the world after the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash
Dundas | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 76°32' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement, population forcibly relocated to Qaanaaq site in 1952 to make space for nearby Thule Air Base; northernomost nuclear-contaminated area in the world after the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash
Grise Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut | Canada | 76°25' N | 163 | yes | yes | Northernmost public settlement in Canada
Mould Bay weather station, 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
Savissivik | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 76°01' N | 62 | yes | yes | 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
Kullorsuaq | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 74°34' N | 448 | yes | yes | Settlement
Ikermiut | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 74°20' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement, abandoned in 1954
Nuussuaq | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 74°06' N | 202 | yes | yes | Settlement
Itissaalik | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 74°03' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement, 1904-1909, 1911-1957
Nordvik, Sakha Republic | Russia | 74°01' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement and penal colony, 1933 to 1956
Kuuk | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 73°42' N | 0 | yes | no | Former settlement, abandoned in 1972
Nutaarmiut | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 73°31' N | 32 | yes | yes | Settlement
Dikson, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia | 73°30' N | 690 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in Russia, closed town
Tasiusaq, Avannaata | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 73°22' N | 243 | yes | yes | Settlement
Syndassko, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia | 73°15' N | 496 | yes | yes | Settlement
Innaarsuit | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 73°11' N | 153 | yes | yes | Settlement
Naajaat | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 73°08' N | 53 | yes | yes | Settlement
Arctic Bay, Baffin Island,, Nunavut | Canada | 73°02' N | 646 | yes | yes | Settlement
Ust-Olenyok, Sakha Republic | Russia | 72°59' N | 80 | yes | yes | Settlement
Aappilattoq, Avannaata | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 72°53' N | 169 | 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, Nunavut | Canada | 72°42' N | 1,220 | yes | yes | Settlement
Taymylyr, Sakha Republic | Russia | 72°37' N | 757 | yes | yes | Settlement
Summit Camp | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 72°34' N | 5 (winter) to 55 (summer) | no | no | year-round research station at the top of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Kangersuatsiaq | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 72°22' N | 173 | yes | yes | Settlement
Zhdaniha, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia | 72°10' N | 205 | yes | yes | Settlement
Upernavik Kujalleq | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 72°09' N | 195 | 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, Banks Island, 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
Nuugaatsiaq | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 71°32' N | 80 | 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
Utqiagvik, Alaska | United States | 71°18' N | 4,581 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in the United States, formerly Barrow
Katyryk, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia | 71°16' N | 334 | yes | yes | Settlement
Illorsuit | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 71°14' N | 77 | yes | yes | Settlement
Eismitte | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 71°10' N | 0 | no | no | Former research station, 1930-31
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
Gamvik (village), Finnmark | Norway | 71°03' N | 200 (in 2006) | yes | yes | Village
Ukkusissat | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 71°02' N | 155 | yes | yes | Settlement
Mehamn, Gamvik, Finnmark | Norway | 71°02' N | 900 | yes | yes | Settlement
Akkarfjord, Finnmark | Norway | 70°79' N | 70 | 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
Berlevåg, Finnmark | Norway | 70°51' N | 948 | yes | yes | Village, municipality seat
Naiba, Sakha Republic | Russia | 70°50' N | 522 | yes | yes | Settlement
Saattut | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 70°48' N | 229 | yes | yes | Settlement
Khayyr, Sakha Republic | Russia | 70°48' N | 397 | yes | yes | Settlement
Skjånes, Finnmark | Norway | 70°48' N | 60 to 70 | yes | yes | Settlement
Niaqornat | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 70°47' N | 52 | yes | yes | Settlement
Kazache, Sakha Republic | Russia | 70°45' N | 1,453 | yes | yes | Settlement
Ulukhaktok, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories | Canada | 70°44'N | 402 | yes | yes | Settlement
Qaarsut | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 70°43' N | 196 | yes | yes | Settlement
Kongsfjord, Finnmark | Norway | 70°43' N | 45 | yes | yes | Settlement
Forsøl, Finnmark | Norway | 70°43' N | 215 | yes | yes | Village
Kyusyur, Sakha Republic | Russia | 70°41' N | 1,345 | yes | yes | Settlement
Uummannaq | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 70°40' N | 1,281 | yes | yes | Town
Hammerfest, Finnmark | Norway | 70°39' N | 7,119 | yes | yes | City
Wainwright, Alaska | United States | 70°38' N | 573 | yes | yes | Town
Rypefjord, Finnmark | Norway | 70°38' N | 1,838 | yes | yes | Village
Båtsfjord, Finnmark | Norway | 70°38' N | 2,212 | yes | yes | Village, municipality seat
Chokurdakh, Sakha Republic | Russia | 70°37' N | 2,105 | yes | yes | Settlement
Kårhamn, Finnmark | Norway | 70°32' N | 50 | yes | yes | Settlement
Ikerasak | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 70°30' N | 238 | yes | yes | Settlement
Ittoqqortoormiit | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 70°29' N | 452 | yes | yes | Settlement
Atqasuk, Alaska | United States | 70°28' N | 237 | yes | yes | Settlement
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska | United States | 70°19' N | 2,174 | yes | yes | Census-designated place Northern end of the Alaskan Pipeline
Alpine, Alaska | United States | 70°14' N | about 250 oil workers | yes | yes | Work camp; former census-designated place; oil discovered in 1996
Nuiqsut, Alaska | United States | 70°12' N | 411 | yes | yes | Settlement
Deadhorse, Alaska | United States | 70°12' N | from 25-50 (winter minimum) to about 3,000 temporary resident workers | yes | yes | Northernmost point on Western Hemisphere road network
Kaktovik, Alaska | United States | 70°07' N | 241 | yes | yes | Settlement
Nuorgam, Lapland | Finland | 70°05' N | 200 | yes | yes | Northernmost settlement in Finland and European Union
Saqqaq | Greenland
(Denmark ) | 70°00' N | 173 | yes | yes | Settlement - site name for the Saqqaq culture

## Contents

* 1 Cities and towns
* 2 Larger cities
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Cities and towns

This is a list of the northernmost cities and towns in the world.

City/town | Population | Latitude/longitude

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Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway | 35 |  [ ⚑ ] 78°55′30″N 011°55′20″E﻿ / ﻿78.925°N 11.92222°E﻿ / 78.925; 11.92222
Pyramiden (Russian), Svalbard, Norway | 4–15 |  [ ⚑ ] 78°39′22″N 016°19′30″E﻿ / ﻿78.65611°N 16.325°E﻿ / 78.65611; 16.325
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway | 2,075 |  [ ⚑ ] 78°13′00″N 015°33′00″E﻿ / ﻿78.2166667°N 15.55°E﻿ / 78.2166667; 15.55
Barentsburg (Russian), Svalbard, Norway | 470 |  [ ⚑ ] 78°04′00″N 014°13′00″E﻿ / ﻿78.0666667°N 14.2166667°E﻿ / 78.0666667; 14.2166667
Qaanaaq, Greenland, Denmark | 656 |  [ ⚑ ] 77°29′N 69°20′W﻿ / ﻿77.483°N 69.333°W﻿ / 77.483; -69.333
Grise Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Canada | 130 |  [ ⚑ ] 76°25′N 82°53′W﻿ / ﻿76.417°N 82.883°W﻿ / 76.417; -82.883
Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Canada | 229 |  [ ⚑ ] 74°41′N 094°49′W﻿ / ﻿74.683°N 94.817°W﻿ / 74.683; -94.817
Dikson, Russia | 676 |  [ ⚑ ] 73°30′N 80°31′E﻿ / ﻿73.5°N 80.517°E﻿ / 73.5; 80.517
Innaarsuit, Greenland, Denmark | 153 |  [ ⚑ ] 73°11′N 56°00′E﻿ / ﻿73.183°N 56°E﻿ / 73.183; 56
Arctic Bay, Baffin Island, Canada | 823 |  [ ⚑ ] 73°02′11″N 085°09′09″W﻿ / ﻿73.03639°N 85.1525°W﻿ / 73.03639; -85.1525
Upernavik, Greenland, Denmark | 1,182 |  [ ⚑ ] 72°47′N 56°09′W﻿ / ﻿72.783°N 56.15°W﻿ / 72.783; -56.15
Bykovsky, Russia | 517 |  [ ⚑ ] 72°01′N 129°06′E﻿ / ﻿72.017°N 129.1°E﻿ / 72.017; 129.1
Khatanga, Russia | 2,450 |  [ ⚑ ] 71°58′N 102°28′E﻿ / ﻿71.967°N 102.467°E﻿ / 71.967; 102.467
Yukagir, Russia | 154 |  [ ⚑ ] 71°45′N 139°53′E﻿ / ﻿71.75°N 139.883°E﻿ / 71.75; 139.883
Tiksi, Russia | 5,063 |  [ ⚑ ] 71°39′N 128°48′E﻿ / ﻿71.65°N 128.8°E﻿ / 71.65; 128.8
Belushya Guba, Russia | 1,972 |  [ ⚑ ] 71°33′N 52°19′E﻿ / ﻿71.55°N 52.317°E﻿ / 71.55; 52.317
Nizhneyansk, Russia | 391 |  [ ⚑ ] 71°26′N 136°04′E﻿ / ﻿71.433°N 136.067°E﻿ / 71.433; 136.067
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States | 4,212 |  [ ⚑ ] 71°18′N 156°44′W﻿ / ﻿71.3°N 156.733°W﻿ / 71.3; -156.733
Honningsvåg, Norway | 2,436 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°58′N 25°58′E﻿ / ﻿70.967°N 25.967°E﻿ / 70.967; 25.967
Berlevåg, Norway | 948 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°51′N 29°05′E﻿ / ﻿70.85°N 29.083°E﻿ / 70.85; 29.083
Uummannaq, Greenland, Denmark | 1,282 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°40′N 52°07′W﻿ / ﻿70.667°N 52.117°W﻿ / 70.667; -52.117
Hammerfest, Norway | 7,568 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°39′N 23°41′E﻿ / ﻿70.65°N 23.683°E﻿ / 70.65; 23.683
Chokurdakh, Russia | 2,367 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°38′N 147°55′E﻿ / ﻿70.633°N 147.917°E﻿ / 70.633; 147.917
Båtsfjord, Norway | 2,069 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°38′N 29°43′E﻿ / ﻿70.633°N 29.717°E﻿ / 70.633; 29.717
Wainwright, Alaska, United States | 556 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°38′N 160°00′W﻿ / ﻿70.633°N 160°W﻿ / 70.633; -160
Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland, Denmark | 452 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°29′N 21°58′W﻿ / ﻿70.483°N 21.967°W﻿ / 70.483; -21.967
Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | 233 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°28′N 157°25′W﻿ / ﻿70.467°N 157.417°W﻿ / 70.467; -157.417
Vardø, Norway | 1,930 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°22′N 31°06′E﻿ / ﻿70.367°N 31.1°E﻿ / 70.367; 31.1
Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | 367 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°12′N 151°00′W﻿ / ﻿70.2°N 151°W﻿ / 70.2; -151
Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | 3,000 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°12′N 148°30′W﻿ / ﻿70.2°N 148.5°W﻿ / 70.2; -148.5
Kaktovik, Alaska, United States | 258 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°07′N 143°36′W﻿ / ﻿70.117°N 143.6°W﻿ / 70.117; -143.6
Nuorgam, Finland | 200 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°05′N 27°53′E﻿ / ﻿70.083°N 27.883°E﻿ / 70.083; 27.883
Vadsø, Norway | 5,010 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°04′N 29°44′E﻿ / ﻿70.067°N 29.733°E﻿ / 70.067; 29.733
Lakselv, Norway | 2,145 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°03′N 24°57′E﻿ / ﻿70.05°N 24.95°E﻿ / 70.05; 24.95
Skjervøy, Norway | 2,316 |  [ ⚑ ] 70°02′N 20°58′E﻿ / ﻿70.033°N 20.967°E﻿ / 70.033; 20.967
Alta, Norway | 14,272 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°58′N 23°17′E﻿ / ﻿69.967°N 23.283°E﻿ / 69.967; 23.283
Utsjoki, Finland | 1,265 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°54′N 027°01′E﻿ / ﻿69.9°N 27.017°E﻿ / 69.9; 27.017
Kirkenes, Norway | 3,272 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°43′N 30°03′E﻿ / ﻿69.717°N 30.05°E﻿ / 69.717; 30.05
Pevek, Russia | 4,368 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°42′N 170°17′E﻿ / ﻿69.7°N 170.283°E﻿ / 69.7; 170.283
Bjørnevatn, Norway | 2,378 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°40′N 29°58′E﻿ / ﻿69.667°N 29.967°E﻿ / 69.667; 29.967
Tromsø, Norway | 71,295 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°39′N 18°57′E﻿ / ﻿69.65°N 18.95°E﻿ / 69.65; 18.95
Pechenga, Russia | 2,926 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°33′N 31°13′E﻿ / ﻿69.55°N 31.217°E﻿ / 69.55; 31.217
Taloyoak, Canada | 1,029 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°32′N 093°31′W﻿ / ﻿69.533°N 93.517°W﻿ / 69.533; -93.517
Tuktoyaktuk, Canada | 854 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°26′N 133°2′W﻿ / ﻿69.433°N 133.033°W﻿ / 69.433; -133.033
Zapolyarny, Russia | 18,000 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°25′N 30°48′E﻿ / ﻿69.417°N 30.8°E﻿ / 69.417; 30.8
Dudinka, Russia | 22,175 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°24′N 86°11′E﻿ / ﻿69.4°N 86.183°E﻿ / 69.4; 86.183
Nikel, Russia | 15,259 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°24′N 30°13′E﻿ / ﻿69.4°N 30.217°E﻿ / 69.4; 30.217
Paulatuk, Canada | 313 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°23′N 123°58′E﻿ / ﻿69.383°N 123.967°E﻿ / 69.383; 123.967
Zaozyorsk, Russia | 13,351 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°23′N 32°26′E﻿ / ﻿69.383°N 32.433°E﻿ / 69.383; 32.433
Norilsk, Russia | 175,365 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°20′N 88°13′E﻿ / ﻿69.333°N 88.217°E﻿ / 69.333; 88.217
Vidyayevo, Russia | 7,062 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°19′N 32°48′E﻿ / ﻿69.317°N 32.8°E﻿ / 69.317; 32.8
Andenes, Norway | 2,611 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°19′N 16°08′E﻿ / ﻿69.317°N 16.133°E﻿ / 69.317; 16.133
Gadzhiyevo, Russia | 12,856 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°15′N 33°21′E﻿ / ﻿69.25°N 33.35°E﻿ / 69.25; 33.35
Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland, Denmark | 979 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°14′N 53°33′W﻿ / ﻿69.233°N 53.55°W﻿ / 69.233; -53.55
Ilulissat, Greenland, Denmark | 4,585 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°13′N 51°06′W﻿ / ﻿69.217°N 51.1°W﻿ / 69.217; -51.1
Finnsnes, Norway | 4,145 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°13′N 17°58′E﻿ / ﻿69.217°N 17.967°E﻿ / 69.217; 17.967
Polyarny, Russia | 16,468 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°12′N 33°27′E﻿ / ﻿69.2°N 33.45°E﻿ / 69.2; 33.45
Snezhnogorsk, Russia | 14,330 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°11′N 33°13′E﻿ / ﻿69.183°N 33.217°E﻿ / 69.183; 33.217
Severomorsk, Russia | 50,060 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°04′N 33°25′E﻿ / ﻿69.067°N 33.417°E﻿ / 69.067; 33.417
Kilpisjärvi, Enontekiö, Finland | 114 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°02′57″N 20°47′40″E﻿ / ﻿69.04917°N 20.79444°E﻿ / 69.04917; 20.79444
Murmansk, Russia | 307,257 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°57′N 33°04′E﻿ / ﻿68.95°N 33.067°E﻿ / 68.95; 33.067
Inari (village), Inari, Finland | 507 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°54′20″N 27°01′40″E﻿ / ﻿68.90556°N 27.02778°E﻿ / 68.90556; 27.02778
Kola, Russia | 10,545 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°52′N 33°01′E﻿ / ﻿68.867°N 33.017°E﻿ / 68.867; 33.017
Setermoen, Norway | 2,488 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°51′N 18°20′E﻿ / ﻿68.85°N 18.333°E﻿ / 68.85; 18.333
Murmashi, Russia | 15,618 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°49′N 32°49′E﻿ / ﻿68.817°N 32.817°E﻿ / 68.817; 32.817
Qasigiannguit, Greenland, Denmark | 1,124 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°49′N 51°11′W﻿ / ﻿68.817°N 51.183°W﻿ / 68.817; -51.183
Harstad, Norway | 19,470 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°47′N 16°32′E﻿ / ﻿68.783°N 16.533°E﻿ / 68.783; 16.533
Chersky, Russia | 3,194 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°45′N 161°18′E﻿ / ﻿68.75°N 161.3°E﻿ / 68.75; 161.3
Aasiaat, Greenland, Denmark | 2,853 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°43′N 52°39′W﻿ / ﻿68.717°N 52.65°W﻿ / 68.717; -52.65
Sortland, Norway | 4,623 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°41′N 15°24′E﻿ / ﻿68.683°N 15.4°E﻿ / 68.683; 15.4
Ivalo, Finland | 4,000 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°39′N 27°33′E﻿ / ﻿68.65°N 27.55°E﻿ / 68.65; 27.55
Stokmarknes, Norway | 3,125 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°33′N 14°54′E﻿ / ﻿68.55°N 14.9°E﻿ / 68.55; 14.9
Melbu, Norway | 2,157 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°30′N 14°50′E﻿ / ﻿68.5°N 14.833°E﻿ / 68.5; 14.833
Narvik, Norway | 13,958 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°26′N 17°25′E﻿ / ﻿68.433°N 17.417°E﻿ / 68.433; 17.417
Kaaresuvanto, Enontekiö, Finland | 140 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°26′57″N 022°29′04″E﻿ / ﻿68.44917°N 22.48444°E﻿ / 68.44917; 22.48444
Karesuando, Sweden | 303 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°26′N 22°28′E﻿ / ﻿68.433°N 22.467°E﻿ / 68.433; 22.467
Hetta, Enontekiö, Finland | 800 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°23′N 023°39′E﻿ / ﻿68.383°N 23.65°E﻿ / 68.383; 23.65
Inuvik, Canada | 3,463 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°21′N 133°43′W﻿ / ﻿68.35°N 133.717°W﻿ / 68.35; -133.717
Point Hope, Alaska, United States | 668 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°20′N 166°45′W﻿ / ﻿68.333°N 166.75°W﻿ / 68.333; -166.75
Kangaatsiaq, Greenland, Denmark | 654 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°18′N 53°27′W﻿ / ﻿68.3°N 53.45°W﻿ / 68.3; -53.45
Svolvær, Norway | 4,164 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°14′N 14°34′E﻿ / ﻿68.233°N 14.567°E﻿ / 68.233; 14.567
Olenegorsk, Russia | 22,856 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°09′N 33°17′E﻿ / ﻿68.15°N 33.283°E﻿ / 68.15; 33.283
Leknes, Norway | 2,652 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°08′N 13°36′E﻿ / ﻿68.133°N 13.6°E﻿ / 68.133; 13.6
Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, USA | 249 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°08′N 151°44′W﻿ / ﻿68.133°N 151.733°W﻿ / 68.133; -151.733
Bilibino, Russia | 5,640 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°03′N 166°27′E﻿ / ﻿68.05°N 166.45°E﻿ / 68.05; 166.45
Ostrovnoy, Russia | 4,240 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°03′N 39°30′E﻿ / ﻿68.05°N 39.5°E﻿ / 68.05; 39.5
Lovozero, Russia | 3,100 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°00′N 35°03′E﻿ / ﻿68°N 35.05°E﻿ / 68; 35.05
Muonio, Finland | 2,365 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°57.5′N 023°41′E﻿ / ﻿67.9583°N 23.683°E﻿ / 67.9583; 23.683
Kiruna, Sweden | 18,148 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°51′N 20°13′E﻿ / ﻿67.85°N 20.217°E﻿ / 67.85; 20.217
Kittilä, Finland | 6,399 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°39′N 024°54.5′E﻿ / ﻿67.65°N 24.9083°E﻿ / 67.65; 24.9083
Naryan-Mar, Russia | 21,658 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°38′N 53°03′E﻿ / ﻿67.633°N 53.05°E﻿ / 67.633; 53.05
Apatity, Russia | 59,672 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°34′N 33°24′E﻿ / ﻿67.567°N 33.4°E﻿ / 67.567; 33.4
Vorkuta, Russia | 70,548 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°30′N 64°02′E﻿ / ﻿67.5°N 64.033°E﻿ / 67.5; 64.033
Sodankylä, Finland | 8,809 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°25′N 26°35′E﻿ / ﻿67.417°N 26.583°E﻿ / 67.417; 26.583
Kolari, Finland | 3,795 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°19′50″N 023°46′40″E﻿ / ﻿67.33056°N 23.77778°E﻿ / 67.33056; 23.77778
Bodø, Norway | 49,654 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°16′N 14°24′E﻿ / ﻿67.267°N 14.4°E﻿ / 67.267; 14.4
Fauske, Norway | 9,582 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°15′N 15°23′E﻿ / ﻿67.25°N 15.383°E﻿ / 67.25; 15.383
Kandalaksha, Russia | 35,654 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°09′N 32°24′E﻿ / ﻿67.15°N 32.4°E﻿ / 67.15; 32.4
Gällivare, Sweden | 8,449 |  [ ⚑ ] 67°07′N 20°45′E﻿ / ﻿67.117°N 20.75°E﻿ / 67.117; 20.75

* Weather station/military base not a public community.

## Larger cities

Northernmost cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.

City | Population | Latitude/longitude

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Norilsk, Russia | 175,365 |  [ ⚑ ] 69°20′N 88°13′E﻿ / ﻿69.333°N 88.217°E﻿ / 69.333; 88.217
Murmansk, Russia | 307,257 |  [ ⚑ ] 68°58′N 33°05′E﻿ / ﻿68.967°N 33.083°E﻿ / 68.967; 33.083
Novy Urengoy, Russia | 118,378 |  [ ⚑ ] 66°04′N 76°37′E﻿ / ﻿66.067°N 76.617°E﻿ / 66.067; 76.617
Oulu, Finland | 201,124 |  [ ⚑ ] 65°00′N 25°26′E﻿ / ﻿65°N 25.433°E﻿ / 65; 25.433
Severodvinsk, Russia | 191,369 |  [ ⚑ ] 64°34′N 39°49′E﻿ / ﻿64.567°N 39.817°E﻿ / 64.567; 39.817
Arkhangelsk, Russia | 348,740 |  [ ⚑ ] 64°32′N 40°32′E﻿ / ﻿64.533°N 40.533°E﻿ / 64.533; 40.533
Reykjavík, Iceland | 202,341 |  [ ⚑ ] 64°08′N 21°56′W﻿ / ﻿64.133°N 21.933°W﻿ / 64.133; -21.933
Umeå, Sweden | 121,032 |  [ ⚑ ] 63°49′N 20°16′E﻿ / ﻿63.817°N 20.267°E﻿ / 63.817; 20.267
Ukhta, Russia | 127,100 |  [ ⚑ ] 63°34′N 53°42′E﻿ / ﻿63.567°N 53.7°E﻿ / 63.567; 53.7
Trondheim, Norway | 182,000 |  [ ⚑ ] 63°25′N 10°23′E﻿ / ﻿63.417°N 10.383°E﻿ / 63.417; 10.383
Noyabrsk, Russia | 110,373 |  [ ⚑ ] 63°12′N 75°27′E﻿ / ﻿63.2°N 75.45°E﻿ / 63.2; 75.45
Kuopio, Finland | 112,158 |  [ ⚑ ] 62°53′N 27°40′E﻿ / ﻿62.883°N 27.667°E﻿ / 62.883; 27.667
Jyväskylä, Finland | 129,777 |  [ ⚑ ] 62°14′N 25°44′E﻿ / ﻿62.233°N 25.733°E﻿ / 62.233; 25.733
Yakutsk, Russia | 255,784 |  [ ⚑ ] 62°02′N 129°44′E﻿ / ﻿62.033°N 129.733°E﻿ / 62.033; 129.733
Petrozavodsk, Russia | 298,784 |  [ ⚑ ] 61°47′N 34°21′E﻿ / ﻿61.783°N 34.35°E﻿ / 61.783; 34.35
Syktyvkar, Russia | 230,980 |  [ ⚑ ] 61°40′N 50°49′E﻿ / ﻿61.667°N 50.817°E﻿ / 61.667; 50.817
Tampere, Finland | 211,691 |  [ ⚑ ] 61°29′N 23°45′E﻿ / ﻿61.483°N 23.75°E﻿ / 61.483; 23.75
Surgut, Russia | 298,500 |  [ ⚑ ] 61°16′N 73°24′E﻿ / ﻿61.267°N 73.4°E﻿ / 61.267; 73.4
Anchorage, Alaska, United States | 291,826 |  [ ⚑ ] 61°13′N 149°53′W﻿ / ﻿61.217°N 149.883°W﻿ / 61.217; -149.883
Nefteyugansk, Russia | 122,855 |  [ ⚑ ] 61°05′N 72°42′E﻿ / ﻿61.083°N 72.7°E﻿ / 61.083; 72.7
Lahti, Finland | 118,885 |  [ ⚑ ] 60°59′N 025°39′E﻿ / ﻿60.983°N 25.65°E﻿ / 60.983; 25.65
Turku, Finland | 186,030 |  [ ⚑ ] 60°27′N 022°16′E﻿ / ﻿60.45°N 22.267°E﻿ / 60.45; 22.267
Bergen, Norway | 280,216 |  [ ⚑ ] 60°23′33″N 005°19′24″E﻿ / ﻿60.3925°N 5.32333°E﻿ / 60.3925; 5.32333

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 / 68.967; 33.083
Arkhangelsk, Russia | 348,740 |  [ ⚑ ] 64°32′N 40°32′E﻿ / ﻿64.533°N 40.533°E﻿ / 64.533; 40.533
Yakutsk, Russia | 255,784 |  [ ⚑ ] 62°02′N 129°44′E﻿ / ﻿62.033°N 129.733°E﻿ / 62.033; 129.733
Petrozavodsk, Russia | 298,784 |  [ ⚑ ] 61°47′N 34°21′E﻿ / ﻿61.783°N 34.35°E﻿ / 61.783; 34.35
Surgut, Russia | 298,500 |  [ ⚑ ] 61°16′N 73°24′E﻿ / ﻿61.267°N 73.4°E﻿ / 61.267; 73.4
Anchorage, Alaska, United States | 291,826 |  [ ⚑ ] 61°13′N 149°53′W﻿ / ﻿61.217°N 149.883°W﻿ / 61.217; -149.883
Bergen, Norway | 280,216 |  [ ⚑ ] 60°23′33″N 005°19′24″E﻿ / ﻿60.3925°N 5.32333°E﻿ / 60.3925; 5.32333
Espoo, Finland | 270,416 |  [ ⚑ ] 60°12′20″N 024°39′20″E﻿ / ﻿60.20556°N 24.65556°E﻿ / 60.20556; 24.65556
Helsinki, Finland | 621,863 |  [ ⚑ ] 60°10′15″N 024°56′15″E﻿ / ﻿60.17083°N 24.9375°E﻿ / 60.17083; 24.9375
Saint Petersburg, Russia | 5,323,300 |  [ ⚑ ] 59°56′15″N 030°18′31″E﻿ / ﻿59.9375°N 30.30861°E﻿ / 59.9375; 30.30861
Oslo, Norway | 673,469 |  [ ⚑ ] 59°55′00″N 010°44′00″E﻿ / ﻿59.9166667°N 10.7333333°E﻿ / 59.9166667; 10.7333333
Tallinn, Estonia | 449,160 |  [ ⚑ ] 59°26′14″N 024°44′43″E﻿ / ﻿59.43722°N 24.74528°E﻿ / 59.43722; 24.74528
Stockholm, Sweden | 949,761 |  [ ⚑ ] 59°19′46″N 018°04′07″E﻿ / ﻿59.32944°N 18.06861°E﻿ / 59.32944; 18.06861

## See also

* Southernmost settlements
* Extreme points of Earth
* List of northernmost items

## References

1. ↑ Canadian Forces Station Alert
2. ↑ ((SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany)). "ARKTIS: Reich in der Kälte". http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-63806952.html.

## External links

* Up Here Magazine, 'explore Canada's far north'

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