Extreme points of the Arctic

This is a list of the extreme points of the Arctic, the points of Arctic lands that are farther to the north than any other location classified by continent and country, latitude and longitude, and distance to the North Pole. The list is sorted from north to south.

Name Country Region Coordinates Distance from Pole Northernmost land of
km mi
Kaffeklubben Island, Peary Land Denmark (Greenland) North America 83°40′N 29°50′W / 83.667°N 29.833°W / 83.667; -29.833 (Kaffeklubben Island) 707 439 Earth
Cape Morris Jesup, Peary Land Denmark (Greenland) North America 83°37′39″N 32°39′52″W / 83.62750°N 32.66444°W / 83.62750; -32.66444 (Cape Morris Jesup) 712 442 Greenlandic mainland
Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Canada North America 83°06′41″N 69°57′12″W / 83.11139°N 69.95333°W / 83.11139; -69.95333 (Cape Columbia) 769 478 Canada
Cape Fligely, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast Russia Europe 81°50′35″N 59°14′22″E / 81.84306°N 59.23944°E / 81.84306; 59.23944 (Cape Fligely) 911 566 Eurasia, including Europe
Arctic Cape, Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia Asia 81°13′N 95°15′E / 81.217°N 95.250°E / 81.217; 95.250 (Arctic Cape) 981 610 Asia
Rossøya, Sjuøyane, Svalbard archipelago Norway Europe 80°49′45″N 20°24′0″E / 80.82917°N 20.40000°E / 80.82917; 20.40000 (Rossøya) 1,024 636 Western Europe
Cape Chelyuskin, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia Asia 77°44′N 104°15′E / 77.733°N 104.250°E / 77.733; 104.250 (Cape Chelyuskin) 1,370 850 any mainland continent
Murchison Promontory, Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut Canada North America 71°59′55″N 94°32′45″W / 71.99861°N 94.54583°W / 71.99861; -94.54583 (Murchison Promontory) 2,014 1,251 mainland North America
Point Barrow, Alaska United States North America 71°23′20″N 156°28′45″W / 71.38889°N 156.47917°W / 71.38889; -156.47917 (Point Barrow) 2,078 1,291 United States
Cape Nordkinn, Gamvik Municipality, Finnmark Norway Europe 71°08′02″N 27°39′00″E / 71.13389°N 27.65000°E / 71.13389; 27.65000 (Cape Nordkinn) 2,106 1,309 mainland Continental Europe
Nuorgam, Lapland Finland Europe 70°05′18″N 27°56′30″E / 70.08833°N 27.94167°E / 70.08833; 27.94167 2,200 1,400 Finland
Three-Country Cairn, Lapland Sweden Europe 69°03′35.9″N 20°32′55.1″E / 69.059972°N 20.548639°E / 69.059972; 20.548639 2,325 1,445 Sweden
Grímsey island, Eyjafjörður Iceland Europe 66°33′N 18°01′W / 66.550°N 18.017°W / 66.550; -18.017 2,605 1,619 Iceland

Highest point

Lowest point

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the highest point on the Island of Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the entire Arctic.

References

  1. ^ "Gunnbjørn Fjeld". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
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