List of countries by northernmost point
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This is a list of countries by northernmost point on land. Where borders are contested, the northernmost point under the control of a nation is listed. A selection of dependent territories are listed in italics and are not ranked.
| Rank | Country | Northernmost point | Latitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland | Kaffeklubben Island | 83°40'N | |
| 1 | Canada | Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut | 83°06'N |
| 2 | Russia | c.7km west of Fligeli Point, Rudolfi Island, Franz Josef Land, Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
81°52'N |
| 3 | Norway | Rossøya, Svalbard | 80°49'N |
| 4 | United States | Point Barrow, Alaska | 71°23'N |
| 5 | Finland | Nuorgam, Utsjoki, Lapland | 70°05'N |
| 6 | Sweden | Treriksröset, Kiruna, Lapland | 69°04'N |
| 7 | Iceland | Kolbeinsey, Eyjafjarðarsýsla | 67°08'N |
| 8 | United Kingdom | Out Stack, Shetland Islands | 60°51'N |
| 9 | Estonia | Suurpea, Harjumaa | 59°41'N |
| 10 | Latvia | West of Moisakula | 58°05'N |
| 11 | Denmark | Grenen, Skagen, North Jutland | 57°45'N |
| 12 | Lithuania | Rumbos | 56°27'N |
| 13 | Belarus | Proshki | 56°08'N |
| 14 | Republic of Ireland | Inishtrahull Island, County Donegal | 55°26'N |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | Border with Russia | 55°06'N |
| 16 | Germany | List, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein | 55°03'N |
| 17 | Poland | Cape Rozewie, Pomorskie | 54°50'N |
| 18 | People's Republic of China | on the Amur river | 53°34'N |
| 19 | Netherlands | Rottumerplaat, Groningen | 53°32'N |
| 20 | Ukraine | Gremac | 52º22'N |
| 21 | Mongolia | Border with Russia | 52º09'N |
| 22 | Belgium | Dreef, Antwerp | 51°50'N |
| 23 | France | Bray-Dunes, Nord | 51°05'N |
| 24 | Czech Republic | Severni | 51°02'N |
| 25 | Luxembourg | Gouvy | 50°11'N |
| 26 | Slovakia | Beskydok | 49°36'N |
| 27 | Austria | Neumühlbach, Upper Austria | 49°01'N |
| 28 | Hungary | Nagy-Milic | 48°35'N |
| 29 | Moldova | Naslavcea | 48°28'N |
| 30 | Romania | Horodiştea, Botoşani | 48º15'N |
| 31 | Switzerland | Bargen, Schaffhausen | 47°48'N |
| 32 | Liechtenstein | Ruggell | 47°14'N |
| 33 | Italy | Vetta d'Italia, South Tyrol | 47°05'N |
| 34 | Slovenia | Budinci | 46°52'N |
| 35 | Croatia | Žabnik, Sveti Martin na Muri, Međimurje county | 46°33'N |
| 36 | Serbia | Hajdukovo | 46°11'N |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | East of Jasenovac | 45°43'N |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 45°36'N | |
| 39 | Japan | Cape Soya, Hokkaidō | 45°31'N |
| 40 | Bulgaria | Timok Mouth, Vidin Province | 44°13'N |
| 41 | San Marino | Serravalle | 43°59'N |
| 42 | Spain | Punta de Estaca de Bares, Galicia | 43º47'N |
| 43 | Monaco | 1, avenue Varavilla | 43°45'N |
| 44 | Georgia | South of Aibga | 43°35'N |
| 45 | Montenegro | Mocevici, Pljevlja municipality | 43°32'N |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 43°16'N | |
| 47 | North Korea | Kuok-tong | 43°00'N |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | North of Arychagyl | 42°50'N |
| 49 | Andorra | Pic du Port | 42°39'N |
| 50 | Albania | West of Kuti | 42°30'N |
| 51 | Republic of Macedonia | Boskovci | 42°21'N |
| 52 | Portugal | Melgaço, Viana do Castelo | 42°07'N |
| 53 | Turkey | Ince Burun, Boztepe Peninsula | 42°06'N |
| 54 | Vatican City | Corner of Viale Vaticano and Via Leone IV | 41°54'N |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 41°53'N | |
| 56 | Greece | Petrota, Evros prefecture | 41°44'N |
| 57 | Armenia | Mamai | 41°17'N |
| 58 | Tajikistan | North of Punuk | 41°02'N |
| 59 | Iran | North of Kukh | 39°46'N |
| 60 | South Korea | North of Songdojin-ni | 38°37'N |
| 61 | Afghanistan | South of Qal'Aikhum | 38°22'N |
| 62 | Iraq | North of Sanat | 37°23'N |
| 63 | Tunisia | Ra's al Abyad | 37°21'N |
| 64 | Syria | Tigris south of Cizre | 37°19'N |
| 65 | Pakistan | Kilik Pass | 37°06'N |
| 66 | Algeria | Cap Bougaroûn, Skikda | 37°05'N |
| 67 | Malta | Xwieni Bay, Gozo | 36°05'N |
| 68 | Morocco | Cape Spartel | 35°55'N |
| 69 | Cyprus | Cape Apostolos Andreas | 35°42'N |
| 70 | India | Siachen Glacier | 35°30'N |
| 71 | Lebanon | North of An Nasiriyah | 34°43'N |
| 72 | Jordan | Tripoint with Syria and Iraq | 33°22'N [1] |
| 73 | Israel | 10 km north of Qiryat Shemona, or Mount Hermon1 | 33°17'N |
| 74 | Libya | Ras Adjir | 33°10'N |
| 75 | Mexico | Monumento 206 | 32°43'N |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | Jabal Anaiza | 32°14'N [2] |
| 77 | Egypt | Sidi Barrani | 31°36'N |
| 78 | Nepal | Lapche Pass | 30°26'N [3] |
| 79 | Kuwait | Border with Iraq | 30°06'N [4] |
| 80 | Myanmar | Watershed of the Irrawady | 28°32'N |
| 81 | Bhutan | North of Lunana | 28°20'N |
| 82 | Western Sahara | Border with Morocco | 27°40'N [5] |
| 83 | Bahamas | Walker's Cay, Abaco Islands | 27°16'N |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 26°38'N | |
| 85 | Oman | As Salamah | 26°30'N |
| 86 | Mauritania | Tripoint with Algeria and Western Sahara | 26°20'N |
| 87 | Bahrain | Muharraq Island | 26°17'N [6] |
| 88 | Qatar | Ras Rakhan | 26°09'N [7] |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | West of Chashawfi | 26°05'N |
| 90 | Taiwan | Dongyin, Matsu Islands | 25°18'N |
| 91 | Mali | Border with Mauritania | 25°00'N [8] |
| 92 | Niger | Tripoint with Algeria and Libya | 23°31'N [9] |
| 93 | Chad | Tibesti Massif | 23°30'N [10] |
| 94 | Vietnam | Loung Co | 23°22'N |
| 95 | Cuba | Cayo Cruz del Padre | 23°16'N |
| 96 | Laos | Ban Lengsuchai | 22°29'N |
| 97 | Sudan | Wadi Halfa | 22°12'N [11] |
| 98 | Philippines | Mavudis (Yami) Island , Batan Islands | 21°07'N |
| 99 | Thailand | Ban Pa Daeng Luang | 20°27'N |
| 100 | Haiti | Pointe Tete de Chien | 20°04'N |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | Cabo Isabela | 19°55'N |
| 102 | Yemen | Border with Saudi Arabia | 19°00'N |
| 103 | Jamaica | Half Moon Bay (Jamaica) | 18°31'N |
| 104 | Belize | Subteniente Lopez | 18°29'N |
| 105 | Eritrea | Ras Kasar | 17°59'N |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | Goat Point, Barbuda | 17°44'N |
| 107 | St Kitts and Nevis | Dieppe Bay | 17°26'N |
| 108 | Guatemala | Border with Mexico | 17°15'N [12] |
| 109 | Cape Verde | Ponta do Sol, Santa Antao | 17°12'N |
| 110 | Senegal | Podor, Morfil Island | 16°41'N |
| 111 | Honduras | Black Rock, Guanaja | 16°31'N |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | ||
| 113 | Venezuela | Isla Aves | 15º40'N |
| 114 | Dominica | Carib Point | 15°38'N |
| 115 | Nicaragua | North of Liwa Sirpe | 15°01'N |
| 116 | Marshall Islands | Bokak Atoll | 14°32'N |
| 117 | El Salvador | North of El Limo | 14°26'N |
| 118 | St Lucia | Pointe du Cap | 14º07'N |
| 119 | Ethiopia | ||
| 120 | The Gambia | Ker Maka Tukulor | 13°49'N |
| 121 | Cameroon | ||
| 122 | St Vincent and the Grenadines | Porter Point | 13°22'N |
| 123 | Barbados | North Point | 13°20'N |
| 124 | Cambodia | ||
| 125 | Nigeria | ||
| 126 | Djibouti | Doumeira Island | 12°43'N |
| 127 | Guinea | Border with Senegal | 12°41'N [13] |
| 128 | Guinea Bissau | Border with Senegal | 12°41'N [14] |
| 129 | Benin | ||
| 130 | Grenada | Gun Point, Carriacou | 12°31'N |
| 131 | Colombia | Punta Gallinas | 12°29'N |
| 132 | Somalia | Loyada | 11°28'N [15] |
| 133 | Ghana | ||
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | Marble Island, Tobago | 11º21'N |
| 135 | Costa Rica | Peñas Blancas | 11º13'N |
| 136 | Togo | Tripoint with Ghana and Burkina Faso | 11°08'N |
| 137 | Central African Republic | ||
| 138 | Cote d'Ivoire | ||
| 139 | Micronesia | Mogmog, Ulithi | 10°05'N |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | ||
| 141 | Panama | Point Manzanillo | 09°38'N |
| 142 | Liberia | ||
| 143 | Sri Lanka | Point Pedro | 09°30'N |
| 144 | Guyana | Waini Peninsula | 08°24'N |
| 145 | Palau | Ngeruangel | 08°10'N |
| 146 | Maldives | Turakuna, Ihavandhippolhu Atoll | 07°07'N |
| 147 | Suriname | 06°01'N | |
| 148 | Indonesia | Pulau Weh | 05°49'N |
| 149 | French Guiana | Pointe Isere | 05°48'N |
| 150 | Kenya | Disputed border with Sudan | 05°35'N |
| 151 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Mbomou River, south of Aminagou | 05°22'N |
| 152 | Brazil | Mount Caburaí | 05°15'N |
| 153 | Brunei | Pekan Muara | 05°04'N |
| 154 | Uganda | West of Lokichokio | 04°14'N |
| 155 | Equatorial Guinea | Punta Europa, Bioko | 03°47'N |
| 156 | Republic of the Congo | North of Motala | 03°43'N |
| 157 | Gabon | Kom River | 02°19'N |
| 158 | Singapore | Sembawang | 01°28'N |
| 159 | Ecuador | El Brujo | 01°27'N |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | Ilheu Bombom | 01°25'N |
| 162 | Peru | Putumayo River | 00°01'S |
| 163 | Nauru | Anna Point | 00°30'S |
| 164 | Tanzania | Kagera River, south west of Burumba | 00°59'S |
| 165 | Rwanda | South of Kagitumba | 01°03'S |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | Mussau Island | 01°15'S |
| 167 | Burundi | Colline Kigali | 02°18'S |
| 168 | Seychelles | Bird Island | 03°43'S |
| 169 | Angola | Caio Bemba | 04°24'S |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | Pelau, Ontong Java | 05°13'S |
| 171 | Tuvalu | Lakena, Nanumea | 05°39'S |
| 172 | Zambia | Lake Tanganyika | 08°14'S |
| 173 | New Zealand | Atafu Atoll, Tokelau | 08°31'S |
| 174 | Australia | Boigu Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland | 09°16'S |
| 175 | Malawi | South of Ngomba | 09°22'S |
| 176 | Bolivia | Manoa | 09°40'S |
| 177 | Mauritius | Tappe a Terre, Agalega Islands | 10°25'S |
| 178 | Mozambique | Cape Delgado | 10°27'S |
| 179 | Comoros | Pointe Nord, Grande Comore | 11°22'S |
| 180 | Madagascar | Cap D'Ambre | 12°08'S |
| 181 | Fiji | Elsee, Rotuma | 12°30'S |
| 182 | Vanuatu | Hiw, Banks and Torres | 13°07'S |
| 183 | Samoa | Fagamalo, Savai'i | 13°25'S |
| 184 | Tonga | Niuafo'ou | 15°36'S |
| 185 | Zimbabwe | Zambezi River east of Jeki | 15°37'S |
| 186 | Namibia | Kunene River north of Otjivakuanda | 16°56'S |
| 187 | Chile | North east of Ancomarca, Tarapacá Region | 17°19'S |
| 188 | Botswana | Kasane | 17°46'S |
| 189 | Paraguay | Border with Bolivia | 17°19'S |
| 190 | Argentina | Northernmost point of Jujuy Province | 21°48'S |
| 191 | South Africa | Beit Bridge, Limpopo Province | 22°20'S |
| 192 | Swaziland | Horo | 25°44'S |
| 193 | Lesotho | Monantsa | 28°34'S |
| 194 | Uruguay | Quarai River south of Dirceu Barcelos | 30°05'S |
| Falkland Islands | Steeple Island | 51°00'S | |
| Antarctica | Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula | 63°23'S |
[edit] Note
1Israel claims that a point at 33°21', at 2,236m high on the south slopes of Mount Hermon, is its northernmost point. Israel has annexed and administers the relevant Golan Heights territory, but its territorial claim is disputed in international law, and is unrecognised by other countries and most international maps.
