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Extreme points are portions of a region which are further north, south, east, or west than any other. This is a list of extreme points in U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina – highest incorporated community east of the Mississippi River at an elevation of 5,506 feet (1,678 Boone, North Carolina 36°12′41″N 81°40′7″W / 36.21139°N 81.66861°W / 36.21139; -81.66861 – highest elevation (3,333 feet, 1015.9 m) east of the Mississippi River of any town of its size ...
However, if the border between east and west is defined by the 180th meridian, the westernmost point is the West Point of Amatignak Island, as Attu Island is in the Eastern Hemisphere Easternmost point — Nordostrundingen , Greenland 81°26′25″N 11°29′22″W / 81.44028°N 11.48944°W / 81.44028; -11.48944 ( Nordostrundingen
Farthest North describes the most northerly latitude reached by explorers, before the first successful expedition to the North Pole rendered the expression obsolete. The Arctic polar regions are much more accessible than those of the Antarctic , as continental land masses extend to high latitudes and sea voyages to the regions are relatively short.
The easternmost and westernmost points on Earth, based on the east–west standard for describing longitude, can be found anywhere along the 180th meridian, which passes through the Arctic, Pacific, and Southern Oceans, as well as parts of Siberia (including Wrangel Island), Antarctica, and three islands of Fiji (Vanua Levu's eastern peninsula, the middle of Taveuni, and the western part of ...
Latitude ("−" indicates southern hemi-sphere) City Country Notes −0.25 Quito: Ecuador: Highest official capital. 0.3 Kampala: Uganda: 0.33 São Tomé: São Tomé and Príncipe: 0.38 Libreville: Gabon: −0.53 Yaren (de facto) Nauru: Country does not have an official capital; however, the government offices are in Yaren. −1.28 Nairobi ...
Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson River System of the United States — longest river system of North America at 6,352 km (3,947 Paraná River of Argentina , Brazil , Paraguay and Uruguay 19°13′21″S 46°10′28″W / 19.22250°S 46.17444°W / -19.22250; -46.17444 — the second most extensive river on the Americas, at 4,880 km ...
Latitude Locations 90° N North Pole: 75° N: Arctic Ocean; Russia; northern Canada; Greenland: 60° N: Oslo, Norway; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; major parts of Nordic countries in EU; St. Petersburg, Russia; southern Alaska United States; southern border of the Yukon and the Northwest territories in Canada; Shetland, UK (Scotland)