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Country 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
When occupied for a few weeks some years, the northernmost temporary settlement in the world is Camp Barneo, a Russian tourist attraction located near 88°11'00" N. As of 2022, it had not been occupied since 2018. [1] The tables below shows the settlements, towns, and cities that are the northernmost in the world of their kind.
This is a list of the extreme points of Asia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. Asia. Northernmost Point — Cape Fligely, Prince Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia (81°52'N) Franz Josef Land is near the ill-defined border between Europe and Asia
The GPS coordinates for the island's location are most likely inaccurate. GPS satellites are low on the horizon near the North Pole, which may cause GPS to yield inaccurate results. In late 2004, the Eighth Edition of the National Geographic World Atlas was released. It clearly shows Oodaaq as the northernmost landmass on Earth.
Extremes on Earth; List of countries by northernmost point; List of countries by southernmost point; List of countries by easternmost point; List of countries by westernmost point; Northernmost settlements; Southernmost settlements; List of northernmost items; List of southernmost items; List of countries by highest point; List of countries by ...
The Earth's axis of rotation – and hence the position of the North Pole – was commonly believed to be fixed (relative to the surface of the Earth) until, in the 18th century, the mathematician Leonhard Euler predicted that the axis might "wobble" slightly. Around the beginning of the 20th century astronomers noticed a small apparent ...