Arctic char are appropriately named, for they have the most northerly distribution of any freshwater fish. They are found in lakes and rivers throughout the northern hemisphere, including North America, Asia, Europe, Iceland, and Greenland. In Canada, this char occurs in Newfoundland, Labrador, and eastern Quebec, and across the northern coastline, including the various Arctic islands, North West Territories and the Yukon. The U.S. range of the Arctic char is restricted to Alaska.