The world's most northern

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Ny-Ålesund at 79°N
Ny-Ålesund at 79°N

This is a list of various different northernmost things on earth.

Contents

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Capital (of an independent nation) Reykjavík, Iceland 64°08′N 21°56′W
Permanent settlement of any size Alert, Nunavut, Canada 82°28′N 62°30′W
Town Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
City Barrow, Alaska, United States 71°18'N, 156°44'W
City > 50,000 people Tromsø, Norway 69°40′N
City > 100,000 people Norilsk, Russia 69°21′N
City > 1 million people St Petersburg, Russia 59°56′N 30°20′E
Metropolitan area > 1 million Greater Helsinki (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen), Finland 60°10′N 24°56′E
Bank Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Automatic Teller Machine Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Ceramics Factory Pentik, Pori, Finland 61°29′N 21°47′E
Hospital Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Hotel Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway 78°55′N 11°56′E
Holiday Inn Hotel Oulu, Finland 65°01′N 25°28′E
McDonald's restaurant Rovaniemi, Finland 66º30'N 25º43'E
Subway sandwich restaurant Alta, Norway 69°56′N 23°18′E
Denny's restaurant Fairbanks, Alaska, United States 64.84° N 147.72° W
Domino's Pizza restaurant Akureyri, Iceland 65°41′N 18°06′W
Kindergarten Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
IKEA furniture store Haparanda, Sweden 65°50′N 24°8′E
Public library Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Medieval stone castle St. Olaf's Castle (Olavinlinna), Savonlinna, Finland 61°52′N 28°53′E
Mexican restaurant Pepe's North Of The Border, Barrow, Alaska, United States 71°18′N 156°47′W
Newspaper office Svalbardposten, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Night club Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13'N 15°33'E
Paper factory Veitsiluoto, Finland 65°41'N 24°38'E
Post office Alert, Nunavut, Canada 82°28′N 62°30′W
Pub Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13'N 15°33'E
Underground railway Helsinki metro, Helsinki, Finland 60°10′N 24°56′E
Restaurant "Kings Bay Service Center", Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway 78°55′N 11°56′E
School Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Supermarket Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Tourist office Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
University University of Tromsø (ext link), Tromsø, Norway 69°40′N 18°56′E
University campus University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Web camera North Pole Environmental Observatory, (NOAA Arctic Theme page), drifting on the Arctic Ocean's pack ice 87°30′N 30°E
See also: Northernmost settlements

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Bus station Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Taxi station Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Road with connection to main road network North Cape, Norway 71°10′N 25°47′E.
Motorway Tornio-Kemi, Finland 65°50′N 24°20′E
Railway near Pechenga, Russia
Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway (closed)		 69°36′42″N, 31°14′27″E
78°55′N 11°56′E
Cloverleaf interchange Luleå, Sweden (one road is single carriageway)
Reykjavík, Iceland (both roads are dual carriageway)		 65°37′25″N, 22°3′33″E
64°7′30″N, 21°50′51″W
Airport, permanent with scheduled flights Svalbard Airport at Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°15'N 15°28'E
Airport, permanent without scheduled flights Alert Airport at Alert, Nunavut, Canada 82°31'N 62°17'W

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Land Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland, Denmark 83°40′N
Island Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland, Denmark 83°40′N
Active volcano Beerenberg, Jan Mayen, Norway 71°00'N
Atoll Kure Atoll, Hawaii, United States 28°24' N
Location with all monthly
average temperatures above freezing		 Værøy, Norway and
Røst, Norway (Røst climate12)		 67°40' N
67°30' N
Tropical sea The Red Sea 29°44' N (Northernmost point)[citation needed]

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Botanical garden Tromsø Botaniske Hage, Tromsø, Norway 69°40′N 18°56′E
Dolphinarium Särkänniemi Dolphinarium, Tampere, Finland 61°30′N 23°45′E
Sea aquarium Tromsø, Norway 69°40′N 18°56′E
Sea Life ® aquarium Helsinki, Finland 60°10′N 24°56′E
Zoo Polar Zoo, Bardu, Norway 68°44′N 18°31′E
Zoo with animals from all continents Korkeasaari Zoo, Helsinki, Finland 60°10′N 24°56′E

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Cinema Svalbard kino, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
9 holes golf course Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada [14] 70°44'N 117°45′W
18 hole golf course Tromsø Golfpark at Breivikeidet near Tromsø, Norway 69°39'30′N 19°37'00′E
Arctic icebreaker for tourist cruises Murmansk, Russia 68°58′N 33°05′E
Camping site Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway 78°55′N 11°56′E
Climbing wall (indoor) Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13'N 15°33'E
Squash court Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13'N 15°33'E
Super halfpipe and street for snowboarding Saariselkä, Inari, Finland 68°25′N 27°25′E
Swimming hall Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13'N 15°33'E
Target range (indoor) Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13'N 15°33'E
Top-level football (soccer) team Tromsø I.L., Tromsø, Norway (Norwegian Premier League) 69°40′N 18°56′E
High school American football team Barrow Whalers, Barrow, Alaska, United States 71°18′1″N, 156°44′9″W

Tromsø Cathedral, Tromsø
Tromsø Cathedral, Tromsø
Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Buddhist Stupa Kopavogur, Iceland
Church Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Medieval cathedral Nidarosdomen, Trondheim, Norway
Medieval church Trondenes Church, Harstad, Norway
Orthodox church Khatanga, Russia
Orthodox chapel Barentsburg, Svalbard, Norway
Catholic see Vår Frue kirke, Tromsø, Norway
Catholic church St. Michael's, Hammerfest, Norway
Modern cathedral Tromsø Cathedral, Tromsø, Norway 69°40′N 18°56′E
Latter Day Saint temple Anchorage, Alaska, United States 61°6'8"N 149°50'31"W
Synagogue Murmansk [15], Russia 68°58′N 33°05′E
Mosque Tromsø, Norway 69°40′N 18°56′E

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Permanent launch facility for
sounding rockets & scientific balloons		 Andøya Rocket Range, Norway 69°17′N 16°01′E
Planetarium Nordlysplanetariet ([16]), Tromsø, Norway 69°40′N 18°56′E
Research station Eureka, Nunavut, Canada 80°13′N 86°11′W
Tyre & Car Testing Centre Test World, Ivalo, Finland 69°40′N 27°39′E
Nuclear power plant Bilibino, Russia 68°3′N, 166°20′E.

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Art Gallery Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°13′N 15°33′E
Pipe band The Helsinki Pipes and Drums, Helsinki, Finland 60°10′N 24°56′E
Cheerleaders Arctic Circle Stars, Rovaniemi, Finland 66º30'N 25º43'E
Museum Mining museum in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard 78°55′N 11°56′E
Policemen's choir Oulun Poliisikuoro, Oulu, Finland 65°00'N 25°28'E
Symphony orchestra Tromsø Symfoniorkester, Tromsø (link), Norway 69°40′N 18°56′E
Rock festival Midnattsrocken, Lakselv, Norway 70.05°N 24.96°E
Samba group Samba el Gambo, Tampere, Finland 61°30′N 23°45′E
Soul and Blues Festival Alta Soul & Blues Festival ([17]), Alta, Norway 69°56′N 23°18′E

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Brewery Mack Brewery [18], Tromsø, Norway¹ 69°40′N 18°56′E
Distillery Tyrnävä, Finland 64°46′N 25°39′E
Fell village Saariselkä, Inari, Finland [19] 68°25′N 27°25′E
Fortress Vardøhus Fortress ([20]), Vardø, Norway 70º20'N 30º51'E
International Baccalaureate school Rovaniemi, Finland 66º30'N 25º43'E
Military garrison Garnisonen i Porsanger, Porsanger, Norway 70º1'N 25º1'E
Public toilet Found within the mining museum, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard 78°55′N 11°56′E

¹disputed, see article.

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