Extreme points of Canada
The northernmost point of land within the boundaries of Canada is Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. The northernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Zenith Point on Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut. The southernmost point is Middle Island, in Lake Erie, Ontario ; the southernmost water point lies just south of the island, on the Ontario–Ohio border. The southernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Point Pelee, Ontario. The lowest point is sea level at 0 m, whilst the highest point is Mount Logan, Yukon, at 5,959 m / 19,550 ft.
The westernmost point is Boundary Peak 187 at the southern end of the Yukon–Alaska border, which roughly follows 141°W but leans very slightly east as it goes North. The easternmost point is Cape Spear, Newfoundland . The easternmost point of the Canadian mainland is Elijah Point, Cape St. Charles, Labrador .
Below includes a list of extreme and significant points of the geography of Canada.
All Canada
- Northernmost point — Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
- Southernmost point — South point of Middle Island, Ontario, in Lake Erie
- Easternmost point — Cape Spear, Newfoundland
- Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187, Yukon, Yukon
Non-insular (mainland) Canada
- Northernmost point — Zenith Point, Nunavut
- Southernmost point — Point Pelee, Ontario
- Easternmost point — Cape Saint Charles, Labrador
- Westernmost point — Boundary Peak 187, Yukon
Highest points
- Mount Logan Yukon — highest Canadian summit at
- Barbeau Peak, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut — highest Canadian island summit and highest summit of the Canadian Arctic at
Lowest points
- Coastline — Canada has no naturally occurring points of land below sea level
- Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories — lowest fresh water point of North America at
Islands
- Baffin Island, Nunavut — most extensive Canadian island at
- Ellesmere Island, Nunavut — tallest Canadian island at
- Island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador — most extensive Canadian Atlantic island at
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia — most extensive Canadian Pacific island at
- Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario — most extensive lake island on Earth at
Lakes
- Lake Superior, Ontario — most voluminous lake of Western Hemisphere at
- Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories — deepest lake of Western Hemisphere at
- Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario — by some considerations the most extensive lake of Western Hemisphere and the most extensive freshwater lake on Earth at
- Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at
- Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at
- Upper Dumbell Lake on Ellesmere Island Nunavut — most northern lake, there are more northern lakes but they are all unnamed and are only shown on detailed maps.
Rivers
- Yukon River, British Columbia, Yukon, and Alaska — longest Bering Sea main stem river at
- Nelson River, Manitoba — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at
- Columbia River, British Columbia — longest Canadian Pacific Ocean main stem river at
- Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories — longest Canadian Arctic Ocean main stem river at
- Saint Lawrence River, Ontario and Quebec — longest Canadian Atlantic Ocean main stem river at
Extreme distances
- Greatest driving distance between any two points via the Canadian road network : 9262 km from L'Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador to Tuktoyatuk, Northwest Territories.
- Greatest driving distance between any two points via the Canadian road network : 9156 km from Old Fort, Quebec to Tuktoyatuk, Northwest Territories.