A Canadian Forces station and weather post about 817 km from the North Pole. Location: Alert, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Key figure: 817 km from North Pole. Part of the One State One Record (Canada) campaign. Reference record compiled from public sources; not certified by The Book of World Records. Source: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alert
Record no. MRB-2026-007232
Northernmost Permanently Inhabited Place in the World
Reference Record – Not Certified
This record is compiled from publicly available sources for reference. It has not been examined or certified by The Book of World Records.