List of countries by northernmost point explained

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.

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Country Northernmost point Latitude
Greenland (Denmark) Kaffeklubben Island
Cape Morris Jesup (mainland)
83°40′N
83°39′N
Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Zenith Point (mainland)
83°06′N
72°00′N
Cape Fligely, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Cape Chelyuskin, Krasnoyarsk Krai (mainland)
81°51′N
77°43′N
(Norway) 80°49′N
Point Barrow, Alaska
Northwest Angle, Minnesota (contiguous 48 States)
71°23′N
49°23′N
(Norway) Nordkapp 71°09′N
Knivskjellodden, Magerøya, Finnmark
Cape Nordkinn, Lebesby Municipality, Finnmark (mainland)
71°11′N
71°08′N
70°05′N
69°04′N
Kolbeinsey, Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Rifstangi Peninsula (mainland)
67°08′N
66°32′N
66°33′39″N
(Denmark)Viðareiði 62°23′N
Out Stack, Shetland Islands
Dunnet Head (mainland)
60°51′N
58°40′N
(Finland)Brändö 60°40′N
Vaindloo island, Vainupea village, Haljala Parish
Cape Purekkari, Pärispea village, Kuusalu Parish (mainland)
59°48′N
59°40′N
Latvia 58°05′N
Grenen, Skagen, North Jutland 57°45′N
LithuaniaAspariškiai 56°27′N
Belarus 56°08′N
Kazakhstan 55°43′N
Inishtrahull Island, County Donegal
Malin Head (mainland)
55°26′N
55°23′N
List, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein
Rodenäs (mainland)
55°03′N
54°54′N
Jastrzębia Góra, Pomorskie 54°50′N
China 53°34′N
Rottumerplaat, Groningen
Eemshaven (mainland)
53°32′N
53°27′N
UkraineHremyach (Грем'яч) 52°22′N
Mongolia 52°09′N
Belgium 51°30′N
France 51°05′N
Czech Republic 51°02′N
Luxembourg 50°11′N
SlovakiaBeskydok 49°36′N
Austria 49°01′N
Hungary 48°35′N
48°28′N
Romania 48°15′N
Switzerland 47°48′N
Liechtenstein 47°14′N
(France)Langlade Town, Miquelon 47°06′N
Italy 47°05′N
Slovenia 46°52′N
Croatia 46°33′N
Serbia 46°11′N
Uzbekistan 45°36′N
Japan 45°33′N (claimed)
45°31′N
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45°16′N
Bulgaria 44°13′N
San Marino 43°59′N
Spain 43°47′N
MonacoAvenue Varavilla 43°45′N
Georgia 43°35′N
MontenegroMocevici, Pljevlja municipality 43°32′N
Kyrgyzstan 43°16′N
Bellobërda (Бело Брдо) 43°14′N
P'ungsŏ-ri, Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province 43°00′N
TurkmenistanNorth of Arychagyl 42°50′N
AndorraPic du Port 42°39′N
AlbaniaWest of Kuti 42°30′N
Boskovci 42°21′N
Portugal 42°07′N
Turkey 42°06′N
Corner of Viale Vaticano and Via Leone IV 41°54′N
AzerbaijanNorthernmost point alongside border with Georgia 41°53′N
Greece 41°43′N
Armenia 41°17′N
Tajikistan 41°02′N
North of Qush, West Azerbaijan region 39°47′N
North of Daegang-ri, Goseong, Gangwon Province 38°36′N
Afghanistan 38°22′N
TunisiaGalite Islands
Ras ben Sakka (the northernmost point of mainland Africa)
37°31′N
37°21′N
Iraq 37°23′N
37°19′N
PakistanKilik Pass, Gilgit-Baltistan (claimed) 37°08′N
Algeria 37°05′N
(United Kingdom)Border with Spain in Winston Town 36°09′N
Malta 36°05′N
Morocco 35°55′N
35°42′N
India 37°06′N (claimed)35°40′N
Lebanon 34°43′N
Jordan 33°22′N https://web.archive.org/web/20090327062139/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS094.pdf
Israel10 km north of Qiryat Shemona, or Mount Hermon 33°17′N
Libya 33°10′N
Mexico 32°43′N
32°32′N
(United Kingdom)Fort St. Catherine 32°34′N
Saudi ArabiaJabal Anaiza 32°14′N https://web.archive.org/web/20110501092229/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS060.pdf
Egypt 31°36′N
Nepal 30°26′N https://web.archive.org/web/20120503141259/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS050.pdf
Kuwait 30°06′N http://www.fig.net/pub/fig_2002/Js20/JS20_adler.pdf
Myanmar 28°32′N
Bhutan 28°20′N
27°40′N https://web.archive.org/web/20060916041513/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS009.pdf
Mauritania 27°19′N
Bahamas 27°16′N
BangladeshTetulia, Panchgar 26°38′N
OmanAs Salamah 26°30′N
Dongyin Island, Lienchiang CountyShimen District, Taipei County (mainland) 26°23′N25°17′N
Bahrain 26°17′N https://web.archive.org/web/20080911020547/http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/87/5473.pdf
QatarRas Rakan 26°09′N https://web.archive.org/web/20080911020547/http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/87/5473.pdf
United Arab EmiratesWadi Shaam 26°05′N
Mali 25°04′N https://web.archive.org/web/20060916035121/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS023.pdf
Niger 23°31′N https://web.archive.org/web/20060916040519/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS002.pdf
Chad 23°29′N https://web.archive.org/web/20060916034849/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS003.pdf
23°27′N
23°26′21″N
CubaCayo Cruz del Padre
Punta Hicacos (mainland)
23°16′N
23°12′N
(China)Ap Chau Island, Tai Po District
Sha Tau Kok, North District (mainland)
22°34′N
22°32′N
Ban Lengsuchai 22°29′N
(China)Portas do Cerco, Nossa Senhora de Fátima 22°13′N
SudanWadi Halfa (Halaib Triangle claimed) 22°12′N https://web.archive.org/web/20120204044748/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/limitsinseas/IBS018.pdf
(23°14′N claimed)
PhilippinesMavudis (Yami) Island, Batan Islands 21°07′N
(United States)Farallon de Pajaros 20°32′N
ThailandMae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province 20°27′N
HaitiPointe Tete de Chien 20°04′N
Dominican RepublicCabo Isabela 19°55′N
YemenBorder with Saudi Arabia 18°59′N
JamaicaHalf Moon Point 18°31′N
(United States)Puerto Nuevo, Vega Baja 18°29′N
BelizeSubteniente Lopez 18°27′N
Anguilla (United Kingdom)Northeastern Cape 18°18′N
(France)Anse Marcel 18°07′N
(Netherlands)Border with Saint Martin 18°03′N
Eritrea 18°00′N
(France)Île Fourchue 17°58′N
Guatemala 17°49′N https://web.archive.org/web/20060916040501/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS159.pdf
Antigua and Barbuda 17°44′N
(Netherlands)Cape Green 17°39′N
(Netherlands)Cape Boven 17°31′N
Saint Kitts and Nevis 17°26′N
HondurasGreat Swan Island, Swan Islands
Puerto Castilla (mainland)
17°24′N
16°01′N
Cape Verde 17°12′N
(United Kingdom)Point Brades 16°49′N
Senegal 16°41′N
Guadeloupe (France)Anse-Bertrand 16°29′N
ColombiaSerranilla Bank
Punta Gallinas (mainland)
15°52′N
12°27′N
Isla Aves
Cabo San Roman (mainland)
15°40′N
12°11′N
DominicaCarib Point 15°38′N
Burkina Faso 15°05′N
NicaraguaNorth of Liwa Sirpe 15°01′N
Ethiopia 14°53′N
Martinique (France)Macouba 14°52′N
Marshall Islands 14°32′N
Cambodia 14°30′N
El SalvadorNorth of El Limo 14°26′N
Saint LuciaPointe du Cap 14°07′N
Nigeria 13°50′N
Ker Maka Tukulor 13°49′N
(United States)Yigo Village, Northern Guam 13°32′N
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPorter Point 13°22′N
BarbadosNorth Point 13°20′N
Cameroon 13°05′N
DjiboutiDoumeira Island
border with Eritrea (mainland)
12°43′N
12°41′N
Guinea 12°42′N https://web.archive.org/web/20060916034216/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS095.pdf
Guinea-Bissau 12°39′N https://web.archive.org/web/20060916035701/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS141.pdf
Aruba (Netherlands)Cape Alexander 12°37′N
Grenada 12°31′N
(Netherlands)Cape William 12°23′N
(Netherlands)Cape Labra 12°18′N
BeninAtakora River, on the border with Niger 12°25′N
Border with Sudan, Upper Nile Province 12°14′N
Somalia 11°59′N
Trinidad and Tobago 11°21′N
Costa RicaPeñas Blancas 11°13′N
Ghana 11°10′N
Togo 11°08′N
Central African Republic 11°01′N
Cote d'Ivoire 10°44′N
10°05′N
Sierra Leone 09°59′N
PanamaPoint Manzanillo 09°38′N
Sri Lanka 09°30′N
Liberia 08°33′N
GuyanaWaini Peninsula 08°24′N
PalauNgeruangel 08°10′N
Malaysia 07°15′N
Maldives 07°07′N
Indonesia 06°04′N
Suriname 06°01′N
French Guiana (France) 05°48′N
(United Kingdom)Somersby Island 05°38′N
KenyaDisputed border with South Sudan, Ilemi Triangle de facto controlled by Kenya 05°35′N
Mbomou River, south of Aminagou 05°22′N
Brazil 05°15′N
05°04′N
Kiribati 04°41′N
Uganda 04°14′N
Equatorial Guinea 03°47′N
03°43′N
GabonKom River 02°19′N
Sao Tome and Principe 01°42′N
EcuadorDarwin Island
Esmeraldas Province (mainland)
01°41′N
01°40′N
Singapore 01°28′N
00°00′00″
PeruPutumayo River 00°01′S
NauruAnna Point 00°30′S
Papua New GuineaSae Island
Sandaun Province (mainland)
00°45′S
02°35′S
Kagera River, southwest of Burumba 00°59′S
Rwanda 01°03′S
BurundiColline Kigali 02°18′S
Seychelles 03°43′S
AngolaCaio Bemba 04°24′S
Solomon Islands 05°13′S
Tuvalu 05°39′S
Timor-LestePonta de Acrema, Atauro Island
Lautém (Mainland)
08°7′S
08°19′S
Zambia 08°12′S
Tokelau (New Zealand) 08°31′S
AustraliaBramble Cay, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland
Cape York (mainland)
09°08′S
10°41′S
MalawiSouth of Ngomba 09°22′S
Manoa 09°40′S
Mauritius 10°25′S
Mozambique 10°27′S
Comoros 11°22′S
Mayotte (France)Point Grande 11°46′S
MadagascarCap D'Ambre 11°57′S
FijiElsee, Rotuma 12°30′S
VanuatuHiw, Torres Islands, Torba Province 13°07′S
Wallis and Futuna (France)Point Vailala 13°14′S
SamoaFagamalo, Savai'i 13°25′S
(United States)Alaufau 13°27′S
TongaNiuafo'ou 15°36′S
ZimbabweZambezi River east of Jeki 15°37′S
(United Kingdom)Point Jamestown 15°46′S
NamibiaKunene River north of Otjivakuanda 16°56′S
ChileNear Visviri, Arica y Parinacota Region 17°19′S
BotswanaKasane 17°46′S
Paraguay 19°17′S
(France)Point Noevo 20°32′S
Reunion (France)Cape Denis 20°54′S
ArgentinaConfluence between Grande de San Juan and Mojinete rivers, Jujuy Province 21°48′S
South AfricaBeit Bridge, Limpopo Province 22°20′S
Tropic of Capricorn 23°26′21″S
Horo 25°44′S
LesothoMonantsa 28°34′S
New ZealandNugent Island
Surville Cliffs, North Cape (mainland)
29°13′S
34°23′S
UruguayQuarai River south of Dirceu Barcelos 30°05′S
(United Kingdom) 51°02′S
(United Kingdom)Cape North53°58′S
Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Zone (South Orkney Islands)
63°23′S
60°35′S
Antarctic Circle 66°33′39″S