This is a list of theextreme points of North America: the points that are highest and lowest, and farther north, south, east or west than any other location on thecontinent. Some of these points are debatable, given the varying definitions ofNorth America.

• Northernmost point —Kaffeklubben Island,Greenland83°40′N29°50′W / 83.667°N 29.833°W /83.667; -29.833 (Kaffeklubben Island). Although politically part of theKingdom of Denmark, Greenland is geologically part of theNorth American Plate. If non-permanent islands are included, then the northernmost point isQeqertaq Avannarleq. If Greenland is excluded from North America, the northernmost point isCape Columbia,Ellesmere Island,Nunavut, Canada83°8′N74°13′W / 83.133°N 74.217°W /83.133; -74.217 (Cape Columbia).
• Southernmost point —Cocos Island,Costa Rica5°31′8″N87°4′18″W / 5.51889°N 87.07167°W /5.51889; -87.07167 (Cocos Island)
• Westernmost point — The westernmost point depends on the definition of "westernmost". If following theInternational Date Line, it would beCape Wrangell onAttu Island,Alaska,United States52°55′28″N172°28′22″E / 52.92444°N 172.47278°E /52.92444; 172.47278 (Cape Wrangell), or the tiny (ca. 200m diameter)Peaked Island, just off the coast to the west. However, if the border between east and west is defined by the180th meridian, the westernmost point is the West Point ofAmatignak Island51°17′N179°9′W / 51.283°N 179.150°W /51.283; -179.150 (West Point of Amatignak Island), as Attu Island is in theEastern Hemisphere.
• Easternmost point —Nordostrundingen,Greenland81°26′25″N11°29′22″W / 81.44028°N 11.48944°W /81.44028; -11.48944 (Nordostrundingen). If Greenland is excluded, then the easternmost point isCape Spear,Newfoundland, Canada47°31′25″N52°37′10″W / 47.52361°N 52.61944°W /47.52361; -52.61944 (Cape Spear). Again, if one uses the technical definition of longitude, it isPochnoi Point onSemisopochnoi Island, Alaska,51°57′N179°52′E / 51.950°N 179.867°E /51.950; 179.867 (Pochnoi Point) since the state stretches into the Eastern Hemisphere. However, other sources argue it would beCape Wrangell onAttu Island,Alaska,United States at52°55′28″N172°28′22″E / 52.92444°N 172.47278°E /52.92444; 172.47278 (Cape Wrangell), as well as the tiny (ca. 200m diameter) Peaked Island, just off the coast to the west.

• Northernmost point —Murchison Promontory,Canada71°58′N 094°57′W
• Southernmost point —Punta Mariato,Panama7°12′32″N80°53′10″W / 7.20889°N 80.88611°W /7.20889; -80.88611 (Punta Mariato)
• Westernmost point —Cape Prince of Wales,Alaska65°35′47″N168°5′5″W / 65.59639°N 168.08472°W /65.59639; -168.08472 (Cape Prince of Wales)
• Easternmost point —Cape Saint Charles,Labrador52°13′3″N55°37′15″W / 52.21750°N 55.62083°W /52.21750; -55.62083 (Cape Saint Charles)

• Denali, Alaska, United States63°4′10″N151°0′26″W / 63.06944°N 151.00722°W /63.06944; -151.00722 (Mount McKinley) — highest summit of North America at 6,190.5 m (20,310 feet).^[1]
• Pico de Orizaba (Volcán Citlaltépetl),^{[note 1][2]}Puebla andVeracruz, Mexico19°1′50″N97°16′11″W / 19.03056°N 97.26972°W /19.03056; -97.26972 (Pico de Orizaba) — highest volcano summit of North America at 5,636 m (18,491 feet).
• Grays Peak,^{[note 2][3][4][note 3]}Colorado, United States39°38′2″N105°49′3″W / 39.63389°N 105.81750°W /39.63389; -105.81750 (Grays Peak) — highest point on theContinental Divide of North America at 4,352 m (14,278 feet).
• Volcán Tajumulco,^{[note 4][5]}San Marcos,Guatemala15°2′37″N91°54′12″W / 15.04361°N 91.90333°W /15.04361; -91.90333 (Volcán Tajumulco) — highest summit ofCentral America at 4,220 m (13,850 feet).
• Gunnbjørn Fjeld,^{[note 5][6]}Sermersooq,Island of Greenland, Greenland68°55′10″N29°53′55″W / 68.91944°N 29.89861°W /68.91944; -29.89861 (Gunnbjørn Fjeld) — highest island summit of theAmericas and highest summit of the entireArctic at 3,694 m (12,119 feet).
• Pico Duarte,^{[note 6][7]}Dominican Republic,Hispaniola19°1′23″N70°59′53″W / 19.02306°N 70.99806°W /19.02306; -70.99806 (Pico Duarte) — highest summit of theCaribbean at 3,175 m (10,417 feet).
• Ixchiguán,San Marcos Department,Guatemala — highest town of North America at 3200 m (10,500 feet)
• Leadville, Colorado, United States39°14′50″N106°17′30″W / 39.24722°N 106.29167°W /39.24722; -106.29167 (Leadville, Colorado) — highest city of North America at 3094 m (10,152 feet)
• Lake County Airport, Colorado, United States39°13′13″N106°19′00″W / 39.22028°N 106.31667°W /39.22028; -106.31667 (Lake County Airport) — highest airfield of North America at 3026 m (9,927 feet)

• Badwater Basin,Death Valley,California, United States36°14′23″N116°50′5″W / 36.23972°N 116.83472°W /36.23972; -116.83472 (Badwater Basin) — lowest land surface of North America at −282 ft (−86 m)^[8]
• Salton Sea, California, United States33°19′59″N115°50′3″W / 33.33306°N 115.83417°W /33.33306; -115.83417 (Salton Sea) — lowest lake of North America at −69 m (−226 feet)
• Furnace Creek Airport, California, United States36°27′50″N116°52′53″W / 36.46389°N 116.88139°W /36.46389; -116.88139 (Furnace Creek Airport) — lowest airfield of the Americas at −64 m (−210 feet)
• Furnace Creek,^{[note 7]}California, United States36°27′29″N116°52′15″W / 36.45806°N 116.87083°W /36.45806; -116.87083 (Furnace Creek, California) — lowest settlement of the Americas at −58 m (−190 ft)
• Calipatria, California, United States33°07′32″N115°30′51″W / 33.12556°N 115.51417°W /33.12556; -115.51417 (Calipatria, California) — lowest city of the Americas at −56 m (−184 feet)
• Lago Enriquillo,Dominican Republic,Hispaniola18°30′N71°35′W / 18.500°N 71.583°W /18.500; -71.583 (Lago Enriquillo) — lowest lake on an island and lowest surface point on any ocean island on Earth at −27 m (−89 feet)
• New Orleans,Louisiana, United States29°58′N90°03′W / 29.967°N 90.050°W /29.967; -90.050 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — lowest city of the Americas with an average elevation of −0.5 m (−1.5 feet)
• Isthmus of Rivas,Rivas,Nicaragua12°1′N86°27′W / 12.017°N 86.450°W /12.017; -86.450 (Isthmus of Rivas) — lowest pass betweenCaribbean Sea andPacific Ocean (on theContinental Divide of the Americas) at 56 m (184 feet)
• Great Slave Lake bottom,Northwest Territories, Canada61°40′N114°00′W / 61.667°N 114.000°W /61.667; -114.000 (Great Slave Lake) — lowest fresh water point of the Americas at −458 m (−1,503 feet)

• Thegeographic center of the North American continent is located at48°10′N100°10′W / 48.167°N 100.167°W /48.167; -100.167 (Geographic center of the North American continent), about 6 miles west ofBalta inPierce County, North Dakota, United States.
• The North Americanpole of inaccessibility is located at43°22′N101°58′W / 43.367°N 101.967°W /43.367; -101.967 (North American pole of inaccessibility), about eleven miles southeast of the town ofKyle on thePine Ridge Indian Reservation inBennett County, South Dakota, United States, 1650 km (1025 miles) from the nearest coastlines.

• Island of Greenland68°55′10″N29°53′55″W / 68.91944°N 29.89861°W /68.91944; -29.89861 (Island of Greenland) — most extensive island on Earth at 2,130,800 km² (822,700 square miles) and tallest island ofWestern Hemisphere. Highest point isGunnbjørn Fjeld at 12,118 feet (3,694 m).
• Island of Cuba21°30′N80°0′W / 21.500°N 80.000°W /21.500; -80.000 (Island of Cuba) — most extensive island of theCaribbean at 104,556 km² (40,369 square miles). Highest point isPico Turquino at 6,480 feet (1,980 m).
• Hispaniola19°1′23″N70°59′53″W / 19.02306°N 70.99806°W /19.02306; -70.99806 (Hispaniola) — tallest island of theCaribbean and second most extensive island of the Caribbean at 76,480 km² (29,529 square miles). Highest peak isPico Duarte at 10,417 ft (3,175 m).
• Manitoulin Island inLake Huron,Ontario, Canada45°46′N82°12′W / 45.767°N 82.200°W /45.767; -82.200 (Manitoulin Island) — most extensive lake island on Earth at 2,766 km² (1,068 square miles)
• Unimak Island — highest point isShishaldin Volcano at 9,373 ft (2,857 m).
• Ellesmere Island — highest point isBarbeau Peak at 8,583 ft (2,616 m).
• Jamaica — highest point isBlue Mountain Peak at 7,402 ft (2,256 m).
• Axel Heiberg Island — highest point isOutlook Peak at 7,251 ft (2,210 m).
• Vancouver Island — highest point isGolden Hinde at 7,211 ft (2,198 m).
• Baffin Island — highest point isMount Odin at 7,044 ft (2,147 m).
• Umnak Island — highest point isMount Vsevidof at 6,920 ft (2,110 m).
• Unalaska Island — highest point isMakushin Volcano at 6,680 ft (2,040 m).

• Lake Superior, Canada and the United States47°45′N87°30′W / 47.750°N 87.500°W /47.750; -87.500 (Lake Superior) — most voluminous lake inWestern Hemisphere at 11,600 km³ (2,800 cubic miles)
• Great Slave Lake,Northwest Territories, Canada61°40′N114°00′W / 61.667°N 114.000°W /61.667; -114.000 (Great Slave Lake) — deepest lake inWestern Hemisphere at 614 m (2,014 feet)
• Lake Michigan–Huron, Canada and the United States45°49′N84°45′W / 45.817°N 84.750°W /45.817; -84.750 (Lake Michigan–Huron) — most extensive lake inWestern Hemisphere and the most extensive fresh water lake on Earth at 117,702 km² (45,445 square miles)
• Nettilling Lake onBaffin Island,Nunavut, Canada66°30′N70°50′W / 66.500°N 70.833°W /66.500; -70.833 (Nettilling Lake) — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at 5,066 km² (1,956 square miles)
• Great Salt Lake,Utah, United States41°10′N112°35′W / 41.167°N 112.583°W /41.167; -112.583 (Great Salt Lake) — most extensiveendorheic lake at 4,400 km² (1,700 square miles)
• Lake Manitou onManitoulin Island inLake Huron,Ontario, Canada45°46′42″N81°59′30″W / 45.77833°N 81.99167°W /45.77833; -81.99167 (Lake Manitou) — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at 104 km² (40 square miles)

• Mississippi Basin, Canada and the United States29°9′4″N89°15′12″W / 29.15111°N 89.25333°W /29.15111; -89.25333 (Mississippi River) — most extensiveriver basin at 2,981,076 km² (1,151,000 square miles)
• Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson Rivers, United States29°9′4″N89°15′12″W / 29.15111°N 89.25333°W /29.15111; -89.25333 (Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson Rivers) — longestriver system at 6,275 km (3,902 miles)
• Missouri River, United States38°48′49″N90°7′11″W / 38.81361°N 90.11972°W /38.81361; -90.11972 (Missouri River) — longestmain stem river at 3,768 km (2,341 miles)
• Mississippi River, United States29°9′4″N89°15′12″W / 29.15111°N 89.25333°W /29.15111; -89.25333 (Mississippi River) — longestGulf of Mexico main stem river at 3,544 km (2,202 miles)
• Yukon River, Canada and the United States62°35′55″N164°47′40″W / 62.59861°N 164.79444°W /62.59861; -164.79444 (Yukon River) — longestBering Sea main stem river at 3,185 km (1,979 miles)
• Nelson River,Manitoba, Canada57°5′5″N92°30′8″W / 57.08472°N 92.50222°W /57.08472; -92.50222 (Nelson River) — longestHudson Bay main stem river at 2,575 km (1,600 miles)
• Colorado River, United States and Mexico31°48′57″N114°48′22″W / 31.81583°N 114.80611°W /31.81583; -114.80611 (Colorado River) — longestGulf of California main stem river at 2,330 km (1,450 miles)
• Columbia River, Canada and the United States46°14′39″N124°3′29″W / 46.24417°N 124.05806°W /46.24417; -124.05806 (Columbia River) — longestPacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km (1,243 miles)
• Mackenzie River,Northwest Territories, Canada68°56′23″N136°10′22″W / 68.93972°N 136.17278°W /68.93972; -136.17278 (Mackenzie River) — longestArctic Ocean main stem river at 1,738 km (1,080 miles)
• Saint Lawrence River, United States and Canada49°40′N64°30′W / 49.667°N 64.500°W /49.667; -64.500 (Saint Lawrence River) — longestAtlantic Ocean main stem river at 965 km (600 miles)

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