Northernmost settlements Northernmost settlements Alert is the northernmost permanent settlement in the world. It is located at , on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island on the shore of the Lincoln Sea, in the territory of Nunavut in Canada. Alert lies just 817 km (507 mi) from the north pole. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alert, Nunavut"
Barrow is a city located in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2004, the population of the city is 4,683. Barrow is the northernmost settlement in the United States, and the northernmost town of more than 2,000 residents in the world. Nearby Point Barrow is the northernmost point of the United States (see Extreme Points of the United States and Northernmost settlements.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Barrow, Alaska"
Eureka is a small research base on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is the second-northernmost permanent research community in the world. The only one farther north is Alert, which is also on Ellesmere Island. In 2005, it reported a permanent population of 0 but has at least 8 staff on a continuous rotational basis. The base consists of three areas, the Eureka Airport which includes "Fort Eureka" (the quarters for military personnel maintaining the island's communications equipment), the Environment Canada Weather Station, and the ASTRO/PEARL Observatory. Its postal code is X0A 0G0. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eureka, Nunavut"
The Inuit settlement of Grise Fiord (pop. 163), in the territory of Nunavut, was the northernmost permanent settlement of Canada and the world for a long time. It is located at the southern tip of Ellesmere Island, and is one of three permanent settlements on the island. Grise Fiord lies 720 miles above the Arctic Circle. Grise Fiord was eclipsed by Alert as the world's northernmost community when Environment Canada and the Canadian Forces began to station permanent personnel there. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grise Fiord, Nunavut"
Hammerfest is a town and municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hammerfest"
Longyearbyen is the largest settlement on Svalbard, with about 1,700 inhabitants, most of them Norwegians and some Russians. ...more on Wikipedia about "Longyearbyen"
Nordkapp is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nordkapp"
Qaanaaq (pronounced ( IPA) ), formerly Thule, is a town and municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is the only town in the district of North Greenland (Avanaa). It was named Thule after a European myth. The town of Qaanaaq has a population of 640, and the whole municipality 850 (as of 1 January 2005). In addition to the town, there are five villages (with population): ...more on Wikipedia about "Qaanaaq"
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