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 |
Lithuania | Aspariškiai | 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 |
Ukraine | Hremyach (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 |
Slovakia | Beskydok | 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 |
Monaco | Avenue Varavilla | 43°45′N |
Georgia | | 43°35′N |
Montenegro | Mocevici, 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 |
Turkmenistan | North of Arychagyl | 42°50′N |
Andorra | Pic du Port | 42°39′N |
Albania | West 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 |
Azerbaijan | Northernmost 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 |
Tunisia | Galite Islands Ras ben Sakka (the northernmost point of mainland Africa) | 37°31′N 37°21′N |
Iraq | | 37°23′N |
| | 37°19′N |
Pakistan | Kilik 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 |
Israel | 10 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 Arabia | Jabal 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 |
Bangladesh | Tetulia, Panchgar | 26°38′N |
Oman | As 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 |
Qatar | Ras Rakan | 26°09′N https://web.archive.org/web/20080911020547/http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/87/5473.pdf |
United Arab Emirates | Wadi 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 |
Cuba | Cayo 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 |
Sudan | Wadi 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) |
Philippines | Mavudis (Yami) Island, Batan Islands | 21°07′N |
(United States) | Farallon de Pajaros | 20°32′N |
Thailand | Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province | 20°27′N |
Haiti | Pointe Tete de Chien | 20°04′N |
Dominican Republic | Cabo Isabela | 19°55′N |
Yemen | Border with Saudi Arabia | 18°59′N |
Jamaica | Half Moon Point | 18°31′N |
(United States) | Puerto Nuevo, Vega Baja | 18°29′N |
Belize | Subteniente 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 |
Honduras | Great 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 |
Colombia | Serranilla Bank Punta Gallinas (mainland) | 15°52′N 12°27′N |
| Isla Aves Cabo San Roman (mainland) | 15°40′N 12°11′N |
Dominica | Carib Point | 15°38′N |
Burkina Faso | | 15°05′N |
Nicaragua | North 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 Salvador | North of El Limo | 14°26′N |
Saint Lucia | Pointe 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 Grenadines | Porter Point | 13°22′N |
Barbados | North Point | 13°20′N |
Cameroon | | 13°05′N |
Djibouti | Doumeira 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 |
Benin | Atakora 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 Rica | Peñas 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 |
Panama | Point Manzanillo | 09°38′N |
Sri Lanka | | 09°30′N |
Liberia | | 08°33′N |
Guyana | Waini Peninsula | 08°24′N |
Palau | Ngeruangel | 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 |
Kenya | Disputed 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 |
Gabon | Kom River | 02°19′N |
Sao Tome and Principe | | 01°42′N |
Ecuador | Darwin Island Esmeraldas Province (mainland) | 01°41′N 01°40′N |
Singapore | | 01°28′N |
| 00°00′00″ |
Peru | Putumayo River | 00°01′S |
Nauru | Anna Point | 00°30′S |
Papua New Guinea | Sae Island Sandaun Province (mainland) | 00°45′S 02°35′S |
| Kagera River, southwest of Burumba | 00°59′S |
Rwanda | | 01°03′S |
Burundi | Colline Kigali | 02°18′S |
Seychelles | | 03°43′S |
Angola | Caio Bemba | 04°24′S |
Solomon Islands | | 05°13′S |
Tuvalu | | 05°39′S |
Timor-Leste | Ponta de Acrema, Atauro Island Lautém (Mainland) | 08°7′S 08°19′S |
Zambia | | 08°12′S |
Tokelau (New Zealand) | | 08°31′S |
Australia | Bramble Cay, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland Cape York (mainland) | 09°08′S 10°41′S |
Malawi | South 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 |
Madagascar | Cap D'Ambre | 11°57′S |
Fiji | Elsee, Rotuma | 12°30′S |
Vanuatu | Hiw, Torres Islands, Torba Province | 13°07′S |
Wallis and Futuna (France) | Point Vailala | 13°14′S |
Samoa | Fagamalo, Savai'i | 13°25′S |
(United States) | Alaufau | 13°27′S |
Tonga | Niuafo'ou | 15°36′S |
Zimbabwe | Zambezi River east of Jeki | 15°37′S |
(United Kingdom) | Point Jamestown | 15°46′S |
Namibia | Kunene River north of Otjivakuanda | 16°56′S |
Chile | Near Visviri, Arica y Parinacota Region | 17°19′S |
Botswana | Kasane | 17°46′S |
Paraguay | | 19°17′S |
(France) | Point Noevo | 20°32′S |
Reunion (France) | Cape Denis | 20°54′S |
Argentina | Confluence between Grande de San Juan and Mojinete rivers, Jujuy Province | 21°48′S |
South Africa | Beit Bridge, Limpopo Province | 22°20′S |
Tropic of Capricorn | 23°26′21″S |
| Horo | 25°44′S |
Lesotho | Monantsa | 28°34′S |
New Zealand | Nugent Island Surville Cliffs, North Cape (mainland) | 29°13′S 34°23′S |
Uruguay | Quarai River south of Dirceu Barcelos | 30°05′S |
(United Kingdom) | | 51°02′S |
(United Kingdom) | Cape North | 53°58′S |
| Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Zone (South Orkney Islands) | 63°23′S 60°35′S |
Antarctic Circle | 66°33′39″S |
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