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 Earth Cape Morris Jesup, Peary Land Denmark (Greenland) North America Greenlandic mainland Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Canada North America Canada Cape Fligely, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast Russia Europe Eurasia, including Europe Arctic Cape, Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia Asia Asia Rossøya, Sjuøyane, Svalbard archipelago Norway Europe Western Europe Cape Chelyuskin, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia Asia any mainland continent Murchison Promontory, Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut Canada North America mainland North America Point Barrow, Alaska United States North America United States Cape Nordkinn, Gamvik Municipality, Finnmark Norway Europe mainland Continental Europe Nuorgam, Lapland Finland Europe Finland Three-Country Cairn, Lapland Sweden Europe Sweden Grímsey island, Eyjafjörður Iceland Europe Iceland

Highest point Gunnbjørn Fjeld,Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the highest point on the Island of Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the entire Arctic. Sermersooq, Island of Greenland, Greenland — highest summit at 3694 m (12,119 feet)

Lowest point Arctic Ocean — lowest surface point at sea level The deepest point is Litke Deep in the Eurasian Basin, at .

See also Extreme points of Earth Extreme points of the Antarctic

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