2007-03-09 02:04:32 · 4 answers · asked by kurtreidinsf 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
City: An independent municipal corporation having all the powers and responsibilities conferred on it by The Cities Act. To be incorporated, it must contain 5000 or more persons. (This is true across Canada, regardless of province or territory, by the way!)
Therefore, the northernmost city in Canada is Iqaluit - the capital of Nunavut (population 7000+) ... located at 63.7 degrees N 68.5 degrees W.
The northernmost permanent settlement (population >10) is Alert, also in Nunavut ... located at 82.5 degrees N 62.3 degrees W.
2007-03-09 07:13:48 · answer #1 · answered by CanTexan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That depends on how you define "city." Edmonton, Alberta, is easily the northernmost of Canada's major metropolitan centers...which is how the dictionary defines a city.
One could define places like Whitehorse or Yellowknife as cities, as they are certainly the most populous places in their respective geographic areas...but they'd be called towns anywhere else.
Most of the places listed by Marilyn above are mere settlements...certainly not what most people would think of as a city.
2007-03-09 04:29:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
CFB Alert is on the Northern coast of Ellesmere Island, the northernmost island in Canada
2007-03-09 04:28:10 · answer #3 · answered by Go Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but I know Yellowknife is up there.
2007-03-09 02:07:54 · answer #4 · answered by Gustav 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋