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If Greenland is excluded from North America, the northernmost point is Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada Southernmost point — Cocos Island , Costa Rica 5°31′8″N 87°4′18″W / 5.51889°N 87.07167°W / 5.51889; -87.07167 ( Cocos
This is a list of the extreme points of The Americas, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent.The continent's southernmost point is often said to be Cape Horn, which is the southernmost point of the Chilean islands.
Anchor Point, Alaska) – westernmost point on the continuous road system of North America Umatilla Reef, offshore from Cape Alava , Washington 48°11.1′N 124°47.1′W / 48.1850°N 124.7850°W / 48.1850; -124.7850 ( Umatilla Reef ) – westernmost point in the 48 contiguous states occasionally above water at
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 Tunisia: Galite Islands Ras ben Sakka ( the northernmost point of mainland Africa) 37°31′N 37°21′N Iraq: North of Sanat: 37°23′N Syria ...
Northernmost point of land. ... 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
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
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]
Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America as well as the northernmost region in the Americas. The boundaries may be drawn significantly differently depending on the source of the definition. In one definition, it lies directly north of Middle America. [2]