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The following lists include extreme and significant points of the geography of
Canada .
All Canada
Non-insular (mainland) Canada
Highest points
Lowest points
Islands
Baffin Island ,
Nunavut
63°33′N 65°26′W / 63.550°N 65.433°W / 63.550; -65.433 (Baffin Island ) — most extensive Canadian island at 507,451 km2 (195,928 square miles)
Ellesmere Island ,
Nunavut
81°55′36″N 74°59′12″W / 81.92667°N 74.98667°W / 81.92667; -74.98667 (Ellesmere Island ) — tallest Canadian island at 2,616 m (8,583 ft)
Island of Newfoundland ,
Newfoundland and Labrador
49°N 56°W / 49°N 56°W / 49; -56 (Island of Newfoundland ) — most extensive Canadian
Atlantic island at 108,860 km2 (42,031 square miles)
Vancouver Island ,
British Columbia
49°30′N 125°30′W / 49.500°N 125.500°W / 49.500; -125.500 (Vancouver Island ) — most extensive Canadian
Pacific island at 31,285 km2 (12,079 square miles)
Manitoulin Island in
Lake Huron ,
Ontario
45°46′N 82°12′W / 45.767°N 82.200°W / 45.767; -82.200 (Manitoulin Island ) — most extensive lake island on Earth at 2,766 km2 (1,068 square miles)
Lakes
Lake Superior ,
Ontario
47°45′N 87°30′W / 47.750°N 87.500°W / 47.750; -87.500 (Lake Superior ) — most voluminous lake of
Western Hemisphere at 11,600 km3 (2,800 cubic miles)
Great Slave Lake ,
Northwest Territories
61°40′N 114°00′W / 61.667°N 114.000°W / 61.667; -114.000 (Great Slave Lake ) — deepest lake of
Western Hemisphere at 614 m (2,014 ft)
Lake Michigan–Huron ,
Ontario
45°49′N 84°45′W / 45.817°N 84.750°W / 45.817; -84.750 (Lake Michigan–Huron ) — by some considerations the most extensive lake of
Western Hemisphere and the most extensive freshwater lake on Earth at 117,400 km2 (45,300 sq mi)
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Nettilling Lake on
Baffin Island ,
Nunavut
66°30′N 70°50′W / 66.500°N 70.833°W / 66.500; -70.833 (Nettilling Lake ) — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at 5,066 km2 (1,956 square miles)
Lake Manitou on
Manitoulin Island in
Lake Huron ,
Ontario
45°46′42″N 81°59′30″W / 45.77833°N 81.99167°W / 45.77833; -81.99167 (Lake Manitou ) — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at 104 km2 (40 square miles)
Upper Dumbell Lake on
Ellesmere Island
Nunavut
82°28′N 062°30′W / 82.467°N 62.500°W / 82.467; -62.500 (Upper Dumbell Lake ) — 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
62°35′55″N 164°47′40″W / 62.59861°N 164.79444°W / 62.59861; -164.79444 (Yukon River ) — longest
Bering Sea main stem river at 3,185 km (1,979 miles)
Nelson River ,
Manitoba
57°5′5″N 92°30′8″W / 57.08472°N 92.50222°W / 57.08472; -92.50222 (Nelson River ) — longest
Hudson Bay main stem river at 2,575 km (1,600 miles)
Columbia River ,
British Columbia
46°14′39″N 124°3′29″W / 46.24417°N 124.05806°W / 46.24417; -124.05806 (Columbia River ) — longest Canadian
Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km (1,243 miles)
Mackenzie River ,
Northwest Territories
68°56′23″N 136°10′22″W / 68.93972°N 136.17278°W / 68.93972; -136.17278 (Mackenzie River ) — longest Canadian
Arctic Ocean main stem river at 1,738 km (1,080 miles)
Saint Lawrence River ,
Ontario and
Quebec
49°40′N 64°30′W / 49.667°N 64.500°W / 49.667; -64.500 (Saint Lawrence River ) — longest Canadian
Atlantic Ocean main stem river at 965 km (600 miles)
Extreme distances
See also
Notes
References
External links
Sovereign states Dependencies and other territories