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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 ...
Northernmost point Latitude Greenland : Kaffeklubben Island Cape Morris Jesup (mainland) 83°40′N 83°39′N Canada: Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Zenith Point (mainland) 83°06′N 72°00′N Russia: Cape Fligely, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast Cape Chelyuskin, Krasnoyarsk Krai (mainland) 81°51′N 77°43′N
Point Barrow, Alaska – northernmost point in the Unit; Utqiaġvik, Alaska – northernmost incorporated place in all U.S. territory, population ab; Fairbanks, Alaska – northernmost city of more than 20,000 residents, and northernmost incorporated city with public ro
The northernmost and easternmost points of Russia coincide with those of Eurasia (both for the mainland and including the islands). The extreme points of the Soviet Union were identical, except that the southernmost point of the Soviet Union was Kushka in Turkmenistan , and the extreme elevation was the Communism Peak in Tajikistan , at 7,495 ...
The northernmost point of land is the northern tip of Kaffeklubben Island, north of Greenland), which lies slightly north of Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland Various shifting gravel bars lie farther north, the most famous being Oodaaq .
Northernmost point — Kaffeklubben Island, GreenlandAlthough politically part of the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland is geologically part of the North American Plate.If non-permanent islands are included, then the northernmost point is Qeqertaq Avannarleq.
Cape Morris Jesup is the northernmost point of mainland Greenland, the northernmost point of any mainland, and the northernmost land point on Earth except for the small island of Kaffeklubben (and perhaps some other formations which may be islands or may just be temporary gravel banks).
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