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. Some of these points are debatable, given the varying definitions of North America.
^Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, United States set the world record for the highest reliably reported ambient air temperature of 134 °F (56.7 °C) on July 10, 1913. This record has been eclipsed only once by a questionable reading of 136 °F (57.8 °C) recorded in 'Aziziya, Libya, on September 13, 1922.
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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 Some of these points are debatable given the varying definitions of North America North America Contents 1 North America and surrounding islands 2 Continental North America 3 Highest points 4 Lowest points 5 Other points 6 Islands 7 Lakes 8 Rivers 9 Extreme points of North American countries 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksNorth America and surrounding islands EditNorthernmost point Kaffeklubben Island Greenland 83 40 N 29 50 W 83 667 N 29 833 W 83 667 29 833 Kaffeklubben Island Although 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 If Greenland is excluded from North America the northernmost point is Cape Columbia Ellesmere Island Nunavut Canada 83 8 N 74 13 W 83 133 N 74 217 W 83 133 74 217 Cape Columbia Southernmost point Cocos Island Costa Rica 5 31 8 N 87 4 18 W 5 51889 N 87 07167 W 5 51889 87 07167 Cocos Island Westernmost point The westernmost point depends on the definition of westernmost If following the International Date Line it would be Cape Wrangell on Attu Island Alaska United States 52 55 28 N 172 28 22 E 52 92444 N 172 47278 E 52 92444 172 47278 Cape Wrangell or the tiny ca 200m diameter Peaked Island just off the coast to the west However if the border between east and west is defined by the 180th meridian the westernmost point is the West Point of Amatignak Island 51 17 N 179 9 W 51 283 N 179 150 W 51 283 179 150 West Point of Amatignak Island as Attu Island is in the Eastern Hemisphere Easternmost point Nordostrundingen Greenland 81 26 25 N 11 29 22 W 81 44028 N 11 48944 W 81 44028 11 48944 Nordostrundingen If Greenland is excluded then the easternmost point is Cape Spear Newfoundland Canada 47 31 25 N 52 37 10 W 47 52361 N 52 61944 W 47 52361 52 61944 Cape Spear Again if one uses the technical definition of longitude it is Pochnoi Point on Semisopochnoi Island Alaska 51 57 N 179 52 E 51 950 N 179 867 E 51 950 179 867 Pochnoi Point since the state stretches into the Eastern Hemisphere However other sources argue it would be Cape Wrangell on Attu Island Alaska United States at 52 55 28 N 172 28 22 E 52 92444 N 172 47278 E 52 92444 172 47278 Cape Wrangell as well as the tiny ca 200m diameter Peaked Island just off the coast to the west Continental North America EditNorthernmost point Murchison Promontory Canada 71 58 N 94 57 W Southernmost point Punta Mariato Panama 7 12 32 N 80 53 10 W 7 20889 N 80 88611 W 7 20889 80 88611 Punta Mariato Westernmost point Cape Prince of Wales Alaska 65 35 47 N 168 5 5 W 65 59639 N 168 08472 W 65 59639 168 08472 Cape Prince of Wales Easternmost point Cape Saint Charles Labrador 52 13 3 N 55 37 15 W 52 21750 N 55 62083 W 52 21750 55 62083 Cape Saint Charles Highest points EditDenali Mount McKinley Alaska United States 63 4 10 N 151 0 26 W 63 06944 N 151 00722 W 63 06944 151 00722 Mount McKinley highest summit of North America at 6 190 5 m 20 310 feet 1 Pico de Orizaba Volcan Citlaltepetl note 1 2 Puebla and Veracruz Mexico 19 1 50 N 97 16 11 W 19 03056 N 97 26972 W 19 03056 97 26972 Pico de Orizaba highest volcano summit of North America at 5 636 m 18 491 feet Grays Peak note 2 3 4 note 3 Colorado United States 39 38 2 N 105 49 3 W 39 63389 N 105 81750 W 39 63389 105 81750 Grays Peak highest point on the Continental Divide of North America at 4 352 m 14 278 feet Volcan Tajumulco note 4 5 San Marcos Guatemala 15 2 37 N 91 54 12 W 15 04361 N 91 90333 W 15 04361 91 90333 Volcan Tajumulco highest summit of Central America at 4 220 m 13 850 feet Gunnbjorn Fjeld note 5 6 Sermersooq Island of Greenland Greenland 68 55 10 N 29 53 55 W 68 91944 N 29 89861 W 68 91944 29 89861 Gunnbjorn Fjeld highest island summit of the Americas and highest summit of the entire Arctic at 3 694 m 12 119 feet Pico Duarte note 6 7 Dominican Republic Hispaniola 19 1 23 N 70 59 53 W 19 02306 N 70 99806 W 19 02306 70 99806 Pico Duarte highest summit of the Caribbean at 3 175 m 10 417 feet Ixchiguan San Marcos Department Guatemala highest town of North America at 3200 m 10 500 feet Leadville Colorado United States 39 14 50 N 106 17 30 W 39 24722 N 106 29167 W 39 24722 106 29167 Leadville Colorado highest city of North America at 3094 m 10 152 feet Lake County Airport Colorado United States 39 13 13 N 106 19 00 W 39 22028 N 106 31667 W 39 22028 106 31667 Lake County Airport highest airfield of North America at 3026 m 9 927 feet Lowest points EditBadwater Basin Death Valley California United States 36 14 23 N 116 50 5 W 36 23972 N 116 83472 W 36 23972 116 83472 Badwater Basin lowest land surface of North America at 282 ft 86 m 8 Salton Sea California United States 33 19 59 N 115 50 3 W 33 33306 N 115 83417 W 33 33306 115 83417 Salton Sea lowest lake of North America at 69 m 226 feet Furnace Creek Airport California United States 36 27 50 N 116 52 53 W 36 46389 N 116 88139 W 36 46389 116 88139 Furnace Creek Airport lowest airfield of the Americas at 64 m 210 feet Furnace Creek 9 California United States 36 27 29 N 116 52 15 W 36 45806 N 116 87083 W 36 45806 116 87083 Furnace Creek California lowest settlement of the Americas at 58 m 190 ft Calipatria California United States 33 07 32 N 115 30 51 W 33 12556 N 115 51417 W 33 12556 115 51417 Calipatria California lowest city of the Americas at 56 m 184 feet Lago Enriquillo Dominican Republic Hispaniola 18 30 N 71 35 W 18 500 N 71 583 W 18 500 71 583 Lago Enriquillo lowest lake on an island and lowest surface point on any ocean island on Earth at 27 m 89 feet New Orleans Louisiana United States 29 58 N 90 03 W 29 967 N 90 050 W 29 967 90 050 New Orleans Louisiana lowest city of the Americas with an average elevation of 0 5 m 1 5 feet Isthmus of Rivas Rivas Nicaragua 12 1 N 86 27 W 12 017 N 86 450 W 12 017 86 450 Isthmus of Rivas lowest pass between Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean on the Continental Divide of the Americas at 56 m 184 feet Great Slave Lake bottom Northwest Territories Canada 61 40 N 114 00 W 61 667 N 114 000 W 61 667 114 000 Great Slave Lake lowest fresh water point of the Americas at 458 m 1 503 feet Other points EditThe geographic center of the North American continent is located at 48 10 N 100 10 W 48 167 N 100 167 W 48 167 100 167 Geographic center of the North American continent about 6 miles west of Balta in Pierce County North Dakota United States The North American pole of inaccessibility is located at 43 22 N 101 58 W 43 367 N 101 967 W 43 367 101 967 North American pole of inaccessibility about eleven miles southeast of the town of Kyle on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Bennett County South Dakota United States 1650 km 1025 miles from the nearest coastlines Islands EditIsland of Greenland 68 55 10 N 29 53 55 W 68 91944 N 29 89861 W 68 91944 29 89861 Island of Greenland most extensive island on Earth at 2 130 800 km2 822 700 square miles and tallest island of Western Hemisphere Highest point is Gunnbjorn Fjeld at 12 118 feet 3 694 m Island of Cuba 21 30 N 80 0 W 21 500 N 80 000 W 21 500 80 000 Island of Cuba most extensive island of the Caribbean at 104 556 km2 40 369 square miles Highest point is Pico Turquino at 6 480 feet 1 980 m Hispaniola 19 1 23 N 70 59 53 W 19 02306 N 70 99806 W 19 02306 70 99806 Hispaniola tallest island of the Caribbean and second most extensive island of the Caribbean at 76 480 km2 29 529 square miles Highest peak is Pico Duarte at 10 417 ft 3 175 m Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron Ontario Canada 45 46 N 82 12 W 45 767 N 82 200 W 45 767 82 200 Manitoulin Island most extensive lake island on Earth at 2 766 km2 1 068 square miles Unimak Island highest point is Shishaldin Volcano at 9 373 ft 2 857 m Ellesmere Island highest point is Barbeau Peak at 8 583 ft 2 616 m Jamaica highest point is Blue Mountain Peak at 7 402 ft 2 256 m Axel Heiberg Island highest point is Outlook Peak at 7 251 ft 2 210 m Vancouver Island highest point is Golden Hinde at 7 211 ft 2 198 m Baffin Island highest point is Mount Odin at 7 044 ft 2 147 m Umnak Island highest point is Mount Vsevidof at 6 920 ft 2 110 m Unalaska Island highest point is Makushin Volcano at 6 680 ft 2 040 m Lakes EditLake Superior Canada and the United States 47 45 N 87 30 W 47 750 N 87 500 W 47 750 87 500 Lake Superior most voluminous lake in Western Hemisphere at 11 600 km3 2 800 cubic miles Great Slave Lake Northwest Territories Canada 61 40 N 114 00 W 61 667 N 114 000 W 61 667 114 000 Great Slave Lake deepest lake in Western Hemisphere at 614 m 2 014 feet Lake Michigan Huron Canada and the United States 45 49 N 84 45 W 45 817 N 84 750 W 45 817 84 750 Lake Michigan Huron most extensive lake in Western Hemisphere and the most extensive fresh water lake on Earth at 117 702 km2 45 445 square miles Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island Nunavut Canada 66 30 N 70 50 W 66 500 N 70 833 W 66 500 70 833 Nettilling Lake most extensive lake on an island on Earth at 5 066 km2 1 956 square miles Great Salt Lake Utah United States 41 10 N 112 35 W 41 167 N 112 583 W 41 167 112 583 Great Salt Lake most extensive endorheic lake at 4 400 km2 1 700 square miles Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron Ontario Canada 45 46 42 N 81 59 30 W 45 77833 N 81 99167 W 45 77833 81 99167 Lake Manitou most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at 104 km2 40 square miles Rivers EditMississippi Basin Canada and the United States 29 9 4 N 89 15 12 W 29 15111 N 89 25333 W 29 15111 89 25333 Mississippi River most extensive river basin at 2 981 076 km2 1 151 000 square miles Mississippi Missouri Jefferson Rivers United States 29 9 4 N 89 15 12 W 29 15111 N 89 25333 W 29 15111 89 25333 Mississippi Missouri Jefferson Rivers longest river system at 6 275 km 3 902 miles Missouri River United States 38 48 49 N 90 7 11 W 38 81361 N 90 11972 W 38 81361 90 11972 Missouri River longest main stem river at 3 768 km 2 341 miles Mississippi River United States 29 9 4 N 89 15 12 W 29 15111 N 89 25333 W 29 15111 89 25333 Mississippi River longest Gulf of Mexico main stem river at 3 544 km 2 202 miles Yukon River Canada and the United States 62 35 55 N 164 47 40 W 62 59861 N 164 79444 W 62 59861 164 79444 Yukon River longest Bering Sea main stem river at 3 185 km 1 979 miles Nelson River Manitoba Canada 57 5 5 N 92 30 8 W 57 08472 N 92 50222 W 57 08472 92 50222 Nelson River longest Hudson Bay main stem river at 2 575 km 1 600 miles Colorado River United States and Mexico 31 48 57 N 114 48 22 W 31 81583 N 114 80611 W 31 81583 114 80611 Colorado River longest Gulf of California main stem river at 2 330 km 1 450 miles Columbia River Canada and the United States 46 14 39 N 124 3 29 W 46 24417 N 124 05806 W 46 24417 124 05806 Columbia River longest Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2 000 km 1 243 miles Mackenzie River Northwest Territories Canada 68 56 23 N 136 10 22 W 68 93972 N 136 17278 W 68 93972 136 17278 Mackenzie River longest Arctic Ocean main stem river at 1 738 km 1 080 miles Saint Lawrence River United States and Canada 49 40 N 64 30 W 49 667 N 64 500 W 49 667 64 500 Saint Lawrence River longest Atlantic Ocean main stem river at 965 km 600 miles Extreme points of North American countries EditExtreme points of Canada Extreme points of Cuba Extreme points of Greenland Extreme points of Mexico Extreme points of the United StatesSee also EditGeography of North America Extreme points of the Earth Extreme points of the Americas Extreme points of North America Extreme points of Canada Extreme points of Canadian provinces Extreme communities of Canada Extreme points of Greenland Extreme points of Mexico Extreme points of the United States Extreme points of U S states Extreme points of New England Extreme points of Central America Extreme points of the Caribbean Extreme points of Cuba Extreme points of South AmericaNotes Edit Pico de Orizaba is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and all of Mexico The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point of the Front Range and the Continental Divide of North America The summit elevation of Grays Peak includes an adjustment of 1 881 m 6 2 ft from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 Volcan Tajumulco is the highest point of the Republic of Guatemala and all of Central America Volcan Tajumulco is the southernmost and easternmost 4000 m 13 123 foot summit of North America Gunnbjorn Fjeld is the highest point on the Island of Greenland Kalaallit Nunaat the Kingdom of Denmark and the entire Arctic Pico Duarte is the highest point on the Island of Hispaniola the Dominican Republic and all the islands of the Caribbean SeaReferences Edit Mark Newell Blaine Horner September 2 2015 New Elevation for Nation s Highest Peak Press release USGS Retrieved September 26 2015 Pico de Orizaba Summits of the World peakbagger com Retrieved September 8 2012 Grays Peak NGS Station Datasheet United States National Geodetic Survey Retrieved September 8 2012 Grays Peak Summits of the World peakbagger com Retrieved September 8 2012 Volcan Tajumulco Summits of the World peakbagger com Retrieved January 11 2010 Gunnbjorn Fjeld Summits of the World peakbagger com Retrieved September 8 2012 Pico Duarte Summits of the World peakbagger com Retrieved January 2 2010 Highest and Lowest Elevations United States Geological Survey Retrieved April 26 2021 Furnace Creek in Death Valley California United States set the world record for the highest reliably reported ambient air temperature of 134 F 56 7 C on July 10 1913 This record has been eclipsed only once by a questionable reading of 136 F 57 8 C recorded in Aziziya Libya on September 13 1922 External links EditNorth America at Wikipedia s sister projects Media from Commons News from Wikinews Quotations from Wikiquote Travel information from Wikivoyage 48 10 N 100 10 W 48 167 N 100 167 W 48 167 100 167 North America Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Extreme points of North America amp oldid 1142054708 Islands, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
