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The most northern settlements on Earth are communities close to the North Pole, ranging from about 70° N to about 89° N.The North Pole itself is at 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 (in the winter) to 130 (in the summer) people on the Norwegian island of Svalbard.
Longyearbyen in Svalbard (2008) Ny-Ålesund at 79°N – location of the northernmost hotel, restaurant, and camping site. This is a list of various northernmost things on Earth . Cities and settlements
List of northernmost settlements; List of countries by northernmost point; Northernmost point of land; See also. Lists of extreme points
It is the world's second northernmost town, with all settlements further north (excluding Ny-Ålesund) being research or meteorological outposts. [16] The northernmost permanent settlement in the world is Alert, Canada, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, while the true northernmost settlement in the world is Camp Barneo in April. [17]
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List of northernmost items; List of northernmost settlements; S. List of places on land with elevations below sea level; List of Solar System extremes;
The world's northernmost incorporated settlement is likely to be Barrow, Alaska, as incorporation is a U.S. concept. Eugène van der Pijll 07:42, 30 August 2006 (UTC) If we allow only U.S. places, the list does not much reflect the name "Northernmost settlements". BIL 08:39, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Latitude Locations 90° N North Pole: 75° N: Arctic Ocean; Russia; northern Canada; Greenland: 60° N: Oslo, Norway; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; major parts of Nordic countries in EU; St. Petersburg, Russia; southern Alaska United States; southern border of the Yukon and the Northwest territories in Canada; Shetland, UK (Scotland)