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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
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
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]
Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California, United States — lowest surface point of North America at −85.0 m (−279 [ 6 ] Furnace Creek Airport , California, United States 36°27′50″N 116°52′53″W / 36.46389°N 116.88139°W / 36.46389; -116.88139 ( Furnace Creek Airport ) — lowest airfield of the Americas at −64 m ...
The northernmost point of land is the northern tip of ... The longest in North America is ... The Lut Desert was also found to have the highest maximum temperature in ...
List of countries by westernmost point; Northernmost settlements; Southernmost settlements; ... Extreme points of North America. Extreme points of the Caribbean;
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
Cape Columbia is the northernmost point of land of Canada, located on Ellesmere Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. It marks the westernmost coastal point of Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's northernmost point of land outside Greenland. The distance to the North Pole is 769 km (478 mi).