Most northerly point of land

The most northerly point of land on earth is a contentious issue due to variation of definition. Issues of how permanent some of the contenders are is problematic as ice sheets and the shallow water depth make movement and inundation combined with observational difficulties due to remoteness, make any hard determination difficult. The following table sets out the main contenders for this title.

Island name Coordinates Distance from pole Discovered by Permanent Notes
83-42[1] 83°42′05.2″N 30°38′49.4″W 699.8 km Dennis Schmitt unknown 35 m by 15 m and 4 m high
Ultima Thule 2008 83 ° 41 'N, 31 ° 6' W 701km unknown
unnamed Island[2] 83°41′06″N 30°45′36″W unknown As yet unconfirmed
RTOW2001 702.5 km unknown
ATOW1996[3] 83°40′34.8″N 30°38′38.6″W ATOWexpedition unknown 10 m long and 1 m high
"Stray Dog West"[4][5] 83°40'30 Dennis Schmitt unknown Needs confirmation
Oodaaq 83°40′N 30°40′W 705 Uffe Petersen No 15 m by 8 m, appears to be submerged periodically
Kaffeklubben Island[6] 83°40′N 29°50′W. 713.5 km Robert Peary yes 700 m by 300 m by 30 m high
Cape Morris Jesup 83°37′39″N 32°39′52″W 711.8 km Robert Peary yes Northernmost Greenland.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The World's Northernmost Point Is Called 83-42. Maybe. The Daily Traveller, February 16, 2012
  2. ↑ Geography in Action Archived 2008-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. Sierra Club 2007-06-05.
  3. ↑ Jancik, John; Richardson, Javana; & Gardiner, Steve (2002). Under the Midnight Sun: The Ascent of John Denver Peak and the Search for the Northernmost Point of Land on Earth.
  4. ↑ Stray Dog West photograph taken on 2007-07-16.
  5. ↑ John H. Richardson, Journey to the End of the Earth Esquire Magazine 2007-09-18.
  6. ↑ Funder, S. V. E. N. D.; Larsen, O. (Nov 15, 1982). "Implications of volcanic erratics in Quaternary deposits of North Greenland" (PDF). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 31: 57–61. ISSN 0011-6297
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