Extreme points of North America
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This is a list of the extreme points of North America, the points that are highest and lowest, and farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent.
North America
- Northernmost Point — Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland (83°40'N)
- Southernmost Point — Cocos Island, Costa Rica (5°30'N)
- Westernmost Point — Attu Island, Alaska, United States (173°11'E) ¹
- Easternmost Point — Nordostrundingen, Greenland (12°08'W) ²
- ¹ But according to the 180th meridian, it is Amatignak Island (179°06'31" W) (closest to 180th meridian "on the righthand side").
- ² If Greenland is excluded then the easternmost point is — Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada (52C37'W). 47°31.48′N 52°37.12′W / 47.52467°N 52.61867°W. If one uses the official definition of longitude it is Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska, since the state technically stretches into the eastern hemisphere (closest to 180th meridian "on the lefthand side").
North America (mainland)
- Northernmost Point — Murchison Promontory on Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada (71°58'N)
- Southernmost Point — Punta Mariato, Panama (7°10'28.75"N 80°53'12.18"W the southern curve, not the southern border)
- Westernmost Point — Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, United States (168°05'W)
- Easternmost Point — Cape St Charles, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (55°38'W) 52°13.07′N 55°37.25′W / 52.21783°N 55.62083°W
Altitude
- Highest Point — Mount McKinley (Denali), Alaska, United States (20,320 feet / 6,194 meters above sea level)
- Lowest Point — Death Valley, California, United States (282 feet / 86 meters below sea level)
[edit] Extreme points of North American countries
- Extreme points of Canada
- Extreme points of Greenland
- Extreme points of Mexico
- Extreme points of the United States
[edit] See also
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