The most northern settlements on Earth are communities close to the
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True North Pole to distinguish from the Magn ...
, ranging from about 70° N to about 89° N. This is a list showing all of the northernmost settlements on Earth, which are all south of latitude 90° N.
There are no permanent civilian settlements north of 79° N, the furthest north (78.55° N) being
Ny-Ålesund, a permanent settlement of about 30 people on the Norwegian island of
Svalbard. Just below this settlement at 78.12° N is Svalbard's primary city,
Longyearbyen, which has a population of over 2,000.
When occupied for a few weeks some years, the northernmost temporary settlement in the world is
Camp Barneo, a Russian tourist attraction located near 88°11'00" N. As of 2022, it had not been occupied since 2018.
The table below shows the settlements, towns, and cities with a population of more than 250,000 inhabitants that are the northernmost in the world of their kind.
All locations
Cities and towns
This is a list of the northernmost cities and towns in the world.
Larger cities
Northernmost cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. The population data may include municipalities, urban areas or metropolitan areas.
Northernmost cities with more than 250,000 inhabitants.
See also
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Southernmost settlements
Southernmost settlements are cities, towns, weather stations or permanent military bases which are farther south than latitude 45°S. They are closely related to the Southern Ocean or either the Roaring Forties or Furious Fifties. Antarctic bas ...
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Extreme points of Earth
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List of northernmost items
This is a list of various northernmost things on earth.
Cities and settlements
Geography
Nature
Wild animals
Plants
These lists only contain naturally occurring plants and trees, excluding individuals planted by humans.
General
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List of research stations in the Arctic
A number of governments maintain permanent research stations in the Arctic. Also known as Arctic bases, polar stations or ice stations, these bases are widely distributed across the northern polar region of Earth.
Historically few research st ...
References
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External links
Up Here Magazine, 'explore Canada's far north'
Populated places of Arctic Russia
Lists by region
Extreme points of Earth
Northernmost settlement
Geography-related lists of superlatives