Some of the northernmost settlements in the world are:
- Alert, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada 82°28' N — Pop. 5
- Nord, Greenland, Denmark 81°43' N — Pop. 4
- Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada 79°59' N — Pop. 0
- Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway 78°55' N — Pop. 30
- Pyramiden (Russian), Svalbard, Norway 78°50' N — Pop. 0 (abandoned)
- Etah, Greenland 78° 19' N, 72° 38' W - Pop. 0 (abandoned)
- Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway 78°12' N — Pop. 1,700
- Barentsburg (Russian), Svalbard, Norway 78°04' N — Pop. 950
- Sveagruva, Svalbard, Norway 77°55' N — Pop. 200
- Siorapaluk, Greenland, 77° 47' N - Pop. 87 (2005)
- Qaanaaq (Thule), Greenland, Denmark 77°30' N — Pop. 640
- Grise Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada 76°25' N — Pop. 163
- Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada 74°41' N — Pop. 215
- Dikson, Taymyria, Russia, 73° 30' N - Pop. 882
- Khatanga (town), Taymyria, Russia, 71° 59' N - Pop. 3450
- Tiksi, Sakha Republic, Russia, 71° 39' N - Pop. 5700
- Barrow, Alaska, United States 71°18' N — Pop. 4,683
- Mehamn in Gamvik, Finnmark, Norway 71°05' N — Pop. 900
- Honningsvåg, Finnmark, Norway 70°58' N — Pop. 2,575
- Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway 70°39' N — Pop. 9,200
Larger cities (50,000+) north of the Arctic circle
- Tromsø, Norway 69°40' N — Pop. 61,897
- Talnah (or Talnakh), Russia 69°34' N — Pop. 58,061 - ru:Талнах
- Norilsk, Russia 69°21' N — Pop. 133,000
- Severomorsk, Russia 69°04' N — Pop. 75,337
- Murmansk, Russia 68°58' N — Pop. 319,263
- Apatity, Russia 67°34' N — Pop. 63,300
- Vorkuta, Russia 67°30' N — Pop. 116,000
See also
Geography by place
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