Extreme points of Canadian provinces

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

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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.

## See also

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* Geography portal
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* Extreme points of Canada
* List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories
* Extreme communities of Canada
* Nordicity
* Remote and isolated community

## References

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

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