The following lists include extreme and significant points of the geography of Canada.
All Canada
Northernmost point — Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut83°6′41″N 69°57′30″W / 83.11139°N 69.95833°W / 83.11139; -69.95833 (Cape Columbia)
Southernmost point — South point of Middle Island, Ontario, in Lake Erie41°40′53″N 82°40′56″W / 41.68139°N 82.68222°W / 41.68139; -82.68222 (South point of Middle Island)
Mount Logan[note 1][2][3]Yukon60°34′33″N 140°24′10″W / 60.57583°N 140.40278°W / 60.57583; -140.40278 (Mount Logan) — highest Canadian summit at 5,959 m (19,551 ft)
Barbeau Peak,[note 2][4][5]Ellesmere Island, Nunavut81°54′30″N 75°1′30″W / 81.90833°N 75.02500°W / 81.90833; -75.02500 (Barbeau Peak) — highest Canadian island summit and highest summit of the Canadian Arctic at 2,616 m (8,583 ft)
Baffin Island, Nunavut63°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, Nunavut81°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)
Vancouver Island, British Columbia49°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, Ontario45°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, Ontario47°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)
Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario45°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)[6]
Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut66°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, Ontario45°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 IslandNunavut82°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 Alaska62°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, Manitoba57°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 Columbia46°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 Territories68°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 Quebec49°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)
Greatest driving distance between any two points via the Canadian road network (excluding the Trans-Canada Highway Ferry): 9156 km from Old Fort, Quebec to Tuktoyatuk, Northwest Territories.