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 dist 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 by 15m and 4m 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 702½km unknown
ATOW1996[3] 83°40′34.8″N 30°38′38.6″W ATOWexpedition unknown 10m long and 1m 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 by 8m, appears to be submerged periodically
Uunartoq Qeqertaq Dennis Schmitt maybe New Island formed by melting ice sheet early 21st century
Kaffeklubben Island[6] 83°40′N 29°50′W. 713.5 km Robert Peary yes 700m by 300m and 30m high
Cape Morris Jesup 83°37′39″N 32°39′52″W 711.8 km Robert Peary yes northern most part of 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 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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