Cape Columbia

Cape Columbia is the northernmost point of land of Canada. It is on Ellesmere Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. It marks the westernmost coastal point of Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is only 769 kilometers (478 miles) from the North Pole.

Cape Columbia Media

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  Map of Cape Columbia and the Lincoln Sea.

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  The pack ice of the Arctic Ocean stagnates off Cape Columbia, April 18, 1990

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  Pack ice of the Arctic Ocean accumulates off Cape Columbia. The Twin Otter airplane stands on the fast ice between the stacked pack ice (right) and the mainland

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  Ice pressure ridges of the Arctic Ocean off Cape Columbia