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Since its record as the northernmost point of land was established, several gravel banks have been discovered in the sea to the north of the island, such as Oodaaq, 83-42, and ATOW1996; however, there is debate as to whether such gravel banks should be considered for the record since they rarely are permanent, being swallowed regularly by the moving ice sheets, being shifted in tides, or ...
Urbano Monti (16 August 1544 – 15 May 1613), alternatively spelled Urbano Monte, was an Italian geographer and cartographer. [1] Life ... Monti's world map.
Mavudis (Yami) Island, Batan Islands: 21°07′N Northern Mariana Islands (United States) Farallon de Pajaros: 20°32′N Thailand: Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province: 20°27′N Haiti: Pointe Tete de Chien: 20°04′N Dominican Republic: Cabo Isabela: 19°55′N Yemen: Border with Saudi Arabia: 18°59′N Jamaica: Half Moon Point: 18°31′N
Island name Coordinates Distance from the North Pole Discovered by Discovery year Permanent Notes 83-42 [1] 83°42′05.2″N, 30°38′49.4″W 700.5 km Dennis Schmitt: 2003 unknown 35 m by 15 m and 4 m high [no record, needs confirmation] 83°41'N, 31°6'W 702.4km 2008 Ultima Thule expedition 2008 unknown needs verification RTOW2001
Longyearbyen in Svalbard (2008) Ny-Ålesund at 79°N – location of the northernmost hotel, restaurant, and camping site. This is a list of various northernmost things on Earth . Cities and settlements
This is a list showing all of the northernmost settlements on Earth, which are all south of latitude 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.
It passes through the Arctic Ocean and North America. The northernmost land on earth, whether the permanent Kaffeklubben Island , [ 1 ] or the shifting/resubmerging gravel banks of Oodaaq , ATOW1996 , or 83-42 , all of which are part of Greenland , are roughly 40 minutes of arc (75 to 79 kilometres) north of this parallel.
While it is usually regarded as one of the most remote islands on Earth the island is actually only 320 kilometres (200 mi) from Gough Island. The island is instead known as the most remote inhabited island on Earth. Gough Island is uninhabited apart from a weather station with around 6–7 people on it but they are not a permanent population. [1]