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Located north of the Arctic Circle, [7] it is one of the northernmost cities and towns in the world and the northernmost in the United States, with nearby Point Barrow as the country's northernmost point. Utqiagvik's population was 4,927 at the 2020 census, an increase from 4,212 in 2010. [8] It is the 12th-most populated city in Alaska.
The most northern settlements on Earth are communities close to the North Pole, ranging from about 70° N to about 89° N.The North Pole itself is at 90° N. There are no permanent civilian settlements north of 79° N, the furthest north (78.55° N) being Ny-Ålesund, a permanent settlement of about 30 (in the winter) to 130 (in the summer) people on the Norwegian island of Svalbard.
Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America, as well as the northernmost region in the Americas. The boundaries may be drawn significantly differently depending on the source of the definition. In one definition, it lies directly north of Middle America. [2]
Denali, Alaska – highest summit in the United States, all US territories, and North America at 20,310 feet (6,190.5 m) (federally designated as Mount McKinley from 1917 to 2015 and again from Mount Whitney , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ note 1 ] California 36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.57861°N 118.29194°W / 36.57861; -118.29194 ...
Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California, United States — lowest land surface of North America at −282 ft (− Salton Sea , California, United States 33°19′59″N 115°50′3″W / 33.33306°N 115.83417°W / 33.33306; -115.83417 ( Salton Sea ) — lowest lake of North America at −69 m (−226
Rank City Image Country Population Year 1 Mexico City Mexico 9,209,942 [a] [2]: 2021 2 New York United States 8,335,898 [3]: 2022 3 Los Angeles United States 3,822,235 [3]: 2022 4
West Quoddy Head, Maine (also the easternmost point of the United States mainland 44°49′N 66°57′W / 44.817°N 66.950°W / 44.817; - Northernmost town
Mexico City is the most populous city of Mexico and North America New York City is the most populous city in the United States, and the second-most in North America Toronto is the most populous city in Canada, and the fourth-most in North America Los Angeles, the most populous city on the Pacific coast of North America Montreal is the most populous French-speaking city in North America