Cape Columbia

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Cape Columbia
Cape
The pack ice of the Arctic Ocean stagnates off Cape Columbia, April 18, 1990
Cape Columbia
Coordinates: 83°06′41″N 069°57′13″W / 83.11139°N 69.95361°W / 83.11139; -69.95361 (Cape Columbia)[1]
Location	Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
Offshore water bodies	Lincoln Sea, Arctic Ocean
Topo map	NTS 120G3 Parr Bay

Cape Columbia is the northernmost point of land of Canada, located on Ellesmere Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. It marks the westernmost coastal point of Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's northernmost point of land outside Greenland. The distance to the North Pole is 769 km (478 mi).

As the northernmost point of Canada, Cape Columbia is exposed to the ice drift of the Arctic sea ice. The approximately 2 m (6 ft 7 in) thick pack ice of the Arctic Ocean moves several hundred metres per day from east to west. As a result, mighty ice pressure ridges can be piled up at Cape Columbia.