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Northernmost point alongside border with Georgia: 41°53′N Greece: Ormenio, Evros prefecture: 41°43′N Armenia: Mamai: 41°17′N Tajikistan: North of Punuk: 41°02′N Iran: North of Qush, West Azerbaijan region: 39°47′N South Korea: North of Daegang-ri, Goseong, Gangwon Province: 38°36′N Afghanistan: South of Qal'Aikhum: 38°22′N ...
The northernmost point of land on Earth is a contentious issue due to variation of definition. How permanent some of the contenders are makes hard determination ...
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.
The northernmost point of land within the boundaries of Canada is Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The northernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Zenith Point on Boothia Peninsula , Nunavut 72°00′07″N 94°39′18″W / 72.002°N 94.655°W / 72.002; -94.655 ( Zenith Point, Nunavut
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 ...
Northernmost point. Cape Fligely , Rudolf Island , Franz Josef Land , Russia (81° 48′ 24″ N). [ dubious – discuss ] Franz Josef Land is near the ill-defined border between Europe and Asia ; if it is not considered a part of Europe, then the northernmost point is on the island of Rossøya , Svalbard , Norway ( 81°N ).
Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world. [5] [6] The location is on Ellesmere Island (in the Queen Elizabeth Islands) at latitude 82°30'05" north, 817 km (508 mi) from the North Pole. [7]
Constituent country of the United Kingdom 51.5 London: United Kingdom: Also the capital of the constituent country of England −51.68 Stanley: Falkland Islands: British Overseas Territory: 52.23 Warsaw: Poland: 52.37 Amsterdam: Netherlands: The Dutch constitution refers to Amsterdam as the "capital". The Dutch government is located in The Hague.