Northernmost Permanently Inhabited Settlements

With the help of a map, can you name the northernmost settlements with permanent residents?

Excluding settlements that formerly had permanent residents but no longer do (such as Ny-Ålesund)

Coordinates are in decimal degrees (DD)

Population statistics are 2021-2025 estimates taken from a variety of different sources, primarily Statbank Greenland, citypopulation.de, Statistisk Sentralbyrå and the 2021 Russian census

According to this Wikipedia list.

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Population	Coordinates (°N)	Settlement	Country
2,556	78.2253	Longyearbyen	Norway
297	78.0648	Barentsburg	Norway
38	77.7858	Siorapaluk	Denmark (Greenland)
26	77.4939	Qeqertat	Denmark (Greenland)
591	77.4670	Qaanaaq	Denmark (Greenland)
164	76.4185	Grise Fiord	Canada
47	76.0195	Savissivik	Denmark (Greenland)
207	74.6973	Resolute	Canada
441	74.5802	Kullorsuaq	Denmark (Greenland)
176	74.1111	Nuussuaq	Denmark (Greenland)
36	73.5190	Nutaarmiut	Denmark (Greenland)
306	73.5077	Dikson	Russia
256	73.3689	Tasiusaq	Denmark (Greenland)
506	73.2661	Syndassko	Russia
148	73.1999	Innaarsuit	Denmark (Greenland)
45	73.1426	Naajaat	Denmark (Greenland)
1,161	73.0376	Arctic Bay	Canada
11	72.9844	Ust-Olenyok	Russia
158	72.8869	Aappilattoq	Denmark (Greenland)
627	72.8247	Novorybnaya	Russia