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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.
Distance from Pole
Remarks
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
northernmost point of land on 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
Greenland proper
Roosevelt Range , Peary Land
Denmark (Greenland )
North America
83°20′0″N 35°0′0″W / 83.33333°N 35.00000°W / 83.33333; -35.00000 (CRoosevelt Range )
720
450
Northernmost mountain range on Earth
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
all lands
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
northernmost point of 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
all lands, northernmost point of Asia
Rossøya , Sjuøyane , Svalbard
Norway
Europe
80°49′45″N 20°24′0″E / 80.82917°N 20.40000°E / 80.82917; 20.40000 (Rossøya )
1,024
636
northernmost point of 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
mainland, northernmost point of mainland Eurasia and the northernmost point of 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
northernmost point of 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
all lands
Knivskjellodden , Magerøya , Finnmark
Norway
Europe
71°11′9″N 25°40′51″E / 71.18583°N 25.68083°E / 71.18583; 25.68083 (Knivskjellodde )
2,101
1,306
Norway proper, northernmost point of Continental Europe (excluding remote islands)
North Cape , Magerøya , Finnmark
Norway
Europe
71°10′21″N 25°47′40″E / 71.17250°N 25.79444°E / 71.17250; 25.79444 (North Cape )
2,102
1,306
Norway proper, in popular belief referred to as the northernmost point of Europe
Cape Nordkinn , Gamvik , 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
northernmost point of Continental Europe
Vaygach Island , Nenets Autonomous Okrug , Arkhangelsk Oblast
Russia
Europe
70°27′17″N 59°03′38″E / 70.45472°N 59.06056°E / 70.45472; 59.06056 (Vaygach Island )
2,181
1,355
Russia proper
Rybachiy Peninsula , Murmansk Oblast
Russia
Europe
69°57′N 31°57′E / 69.950°N 31.950°E / 69.950; 31.950 (Rybachiy Peninsula )
2,239
1,391
mainland
Highest point [ ]
Lowest point [ ]
See also [ ]
Extreme points of Earth
Extreme points of the Antarctic
Notes [ ]
^ Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the highest point on the Island of Greenland , Kalaallit Nunaat , the Kingdom of Denmark , and the entire Arctic .
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