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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. A selection of dependent territories are listed in italics and are not ranked.
| Rank |
Country |
Northernmost point |
Latitude |
| |
Greenland |
Kaffeklubben Island |
83°40'N |
| 1 |
Canada |
Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut |
83°06'N |
| 2 |
Russia |
Cape Fligeli,
Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast |
81°51'N |
| 3 |
Norway |
Rossøya, Svalbard |
80°49'N |
| 4 |
United States |
Point Barrow, Alaska |
71°23'N |
| 5 |
Finland |
Nuorgam, Utsjoki, Lapland |
70°05'N |
| 6 |
Sweden |
Treriksröset, Kiruna, Lapland |
69°04'N |
| 7 |
Iceland |
Kolbeinsey, Eyjafjarðarsýsla |
67°08'N |
| 8 |
United Kingdom |
Out Stack, Shetland Islands |
60°51'N |
| 9 |
Estonia |
Suurpea, Harjumaa |
59°41'N |
| 10 |
Latvia |
West of Moisakula |
58°05'N |
| 11 |
Denmark |
Grenen, Skagen, North Jutland |
57°45'N |
| 12 |
Lithuania |
Rumbos |
56°27'N |
| 13 |
Belarus |
Proshki |
56°08'N |
| 14 |
Republic of Ireland |
Inishtrahull Island, County Donegal |
55°26'N |
| 15 |
Kazakhstan |
Border with Russia |
55°06'N |
| 16 |
Germany |
List, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein |
55°03'N |
| 17 |
Poland |
Cape Rozewie, Pomorskie |
54°50'N |
| 18 |
People's Republic of China |
on the Amur river |
53°34'N |
| 19 |
Netherlands |
Rottumerplaat, Groningen |
53°32'N |
| 20 |
Ukraine |
Gremac |
52º22'N |
| 21 |
Mongolia |
Border with Russia |
52º09'N |
| 22 |
Belgium |
Dreef, Antwerp |
51°50'N |
| 23 |
France |
Bray-Dunes, Nord |
51°05'N |
| 24 |
Czech Republic |
Severni |
51°02'N |
| 25 |
Luxembourg |
Gouvy |
50°11'N |
| 26 |
Slovakia |
Beskydok |
49°36'N |
| 27 |
Austria |
Neumühlbach, Upper Austria |
49°01'N |
| 28 |
Hungary |
Nagy-Milic |
48°35'N |
| 29 |
Moldova |
Naslavcea |
48°28'N |
| 30 |
Romania |
Horodistea, Botosani |
48º15'N |
| 31 |
Switzerland |
Bargen, Schaffhausen |
47°48'N |
| 32 |
Liechtenstein |
Ruggell |
47°14'N |
| 33 |
Italy |
Vetta d'Italia, South Tyrol |
47°05'N |
| 34 |
Slovenia |
Budinci |
46°52'N |
| 35 |
Croatia |
Žabnik, Sveti Martin na Muri, Medimurje county |
46°33'N |
| 36 |
Serbia |
Hajdukovo |
46°11'N |
| 37 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
East of Jasenovac |
45°43'N |
| 38 |
Uzbekistan |
|
45°36'N |
| 39 |
Japan |
Cape Soya, Hokkaido |
45°31'N |
| 40 |
Bulgaria |
Timok Mouth, Vidin Province |
44°13'N |
| 41 |
San Marino |
Serravalle |
43°59'N |
| 42 |
Spain |
Punta de Estaca de Bares, Galicia |
43º47'N |
| 43 |
Monaco |
1, avenue Varavilla |
43°45'N |
| 44 |
Georgia |
South of Aibga |
43°35'N |
| 45 |
Montenegro |
Mocevici, Pljevlja municipality |
43°32'N |
| 46 |
Kyrgyzstan |
|
43°16'N |
| 47 |
North Korea |
Kuok-tong |
43°00'N |
| 48 |
Turkmenistan |
North of Arychagyl |
42°50'N |
| 49 |
Andorra |
Pic du Port |
42°39'N |
| 50 |
Albania |
West of Kuti |
42°30'N |
| 51 |
Republic of Macedonia |
Boskovci |
42°21'N |
| 52 |
Portugal |
Melgaço, Viana do Castelo |
42°07'N |
| 53 |
Turkey |
Ince Burun, Sinop, Boztepe Peninsula, Sinop |
42°06'N |
| 54 |
Vatican City |
Corner of Viale Vaticano and Via Leone IV |
41°54'N |
| 55 |
Azerbaijan |
|
41°53'N |
| 56 |
Greece |
Petrota, Evros prefecture |
41°44'N |
| 57 |
Armenia |
Mamai |
41°17'N |
| 58 |
Tajikistan |
North of Punuk |
41°02'N |
| 59 |
Iran |
North of Kukh |
39°46'N |
| 60 |
South Korea |
North of Songdojin-ni |
38°37'N |
| 61 |
Afghanistan |
South of Qal'Aikhum |
38°22'N |
| 62 |
Iraq |
North of Sanat |
37°23'N |
| 63 |
Tunisia |
Ra's al Abyad |
37°21'N |
| 64 |
Syria |
Tigris south of Cizre |
37°19'N |
| 65 |
Pakistan |
Kilik Pass |
37°06'N |
| 66 |
Algeria |
Cap Bougaroûn, Skikda |
37°05'N |
| 67 |
Malta |
Xwieni Bay, Gozo |
36°05'N |
| 68 |
Morocco |
Cape Spartel |
35°55'N |
| 69 |
Cyprus |
Cape Apostolos Andreas |
35°42'N |
| 70 |
India |
Siachen Glacier |
35°30'N |
| 71 |
Lebanon |
North of An Nasiriyah |
34°43'N |
| 72 |
Jordan |
Tripoint with Syria and Iraq |
33°22'N |
| 73 |
Israel |
10 km north of Qiryat Shemona, or Mount Hermon |
33°17'N |
| 74 |
Libya |
Ras Adjir |
33°10'N |
| 75 |
Mexico |
Monumento 206 |
32°43'N |
| 76 |
Saudi Arabia |
Jabal Anaiza |
32°14'N |
| 77 |
Egypt |
Sidi Barrani |
31°36'N |
| 78 |
Nepal |
Lapche Pass |
30°26'N |
| 79 |
Kuwait |
Border with Iraq |
30°06'N |
| 80 |
Myanmar |
Watershed of the Irrawady |
28°32'N |
| 81 |
Bhutan |
North of Lunana |
28°20'N |
| 82 |
Western Sahara |
Border with Morocco |
27°40'N |
| 83 |
Bahamas |
Walker's Cay, Abaco Islands |
27°16'N |
| 84 |
Bangladesh |
|
26°38'N |
| 85 |
Oman |
As Salamah |
26°30'N |
| 86 |
Mauritania |
Tripoint with Algeria and Western Sahara |
26°20'N |
| 87 |
Bahrain |
Muharraq Island |
26°17'N |
| 88 |
Qatar |
Ras Rakhan |
26°09'N |
| 89 |
United Arab Emirates |
West of Chashawfi |
26°05'N |
| 90 |
Taiwan |
Dongyin, Matsu Islands |
25°18'N |
| 91 |
Mali |
Border with Mauritania |
25°00'N |
| 92 |
Niger |
Tripoint with Algeria and Libya |
23°31'N |
| 93 |
Chad |
Tibesti Massif |
23°30'N |
| 94 |
Vi?t Nam |
Loung Co |
23°22'N |
| 95 |
Cuba |
Cayo Cruz del Padre |
23°16'N |
| 96 |
Laos |
Ban Lengsuchai |
22°29'N |
| 97 |
Sudan |
Wadi Halfa |
22°12'N |
| 98 |
Philippines |
Mavudis (Yami) Island, Batan Islands |
21°07'N |
| 99 |
Thailand |
Ban Pa Daeng Luang |
20°27'N |
| 100 |
Haiti |
Pointe Tete de Chien |
20°04'N |
| 101 |
Dominican Republic |
Cabo Isabela |
19°55'N |
| 102 |
Yemen |
Border with Saudi Arabia |
19°00'N |
| 103 |
Jamaica |
Half Moon Bay (Jamaica) |
18°31'N |
| 104 |
Belize |
Subteniente Lopez |
18°29'N |
| 105 |
Eritrea |
Ras Kasar |
17°59'N |
| 106 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Goat Point, Barbuda |
17°44'N |
| 107 |
St Kitts and Nevis |
Dieppe Bay Town, Saint Kitts |
17°26'N |
| 108 |
Guatemala |
Border with Mexico |
17°15'N |
| 109 |
Cape Verde |
Ponta do Sol, Santa Antao |
17°12'N |
| 110 |
Senegal |
Podor, Morfil Island |
16°41'N |
| 111 |
Honduras |
Black Rock, Guanaja |
16°31'N |
| 112 |
Burkina Faso |
|
| 113 |
Venezuela |
Isla Aves |
15º40'N |
| 114 |
Dominica |
Carib Point |
15°38'N |
| 115 |
Nicaragua |
North of Liwa Sirpe |
15°01'N |
| 116 |
Marshall Islands |
Bokak Atoll |
14°32'N |
| 117 |
El Salvador |
North of El Limo |
14°26'N |
| 118 |
St Lucia |
Pointe du Cap |
14º07'N |
| 119 |
Ethiopia |
|
| 120 |
The Gambia |
Ker Maka Tukulor |
13°49'N |
| 121 |
Cameroon |
|
| 122 |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
Porter Point |
13°22'N |
| 123 |
Barbados |
North Point |
13°20'N |
| 124 |
Cambodia |
|
| 125 |
Nigeria |
|
| 126 |
Djibouti |
Doumeira Island |
12°43'N |
| 127 |
Guinea |
Border with Senegal |
12°41'N |
| 128 |
Guinea Bissau |
Border with Senegal |
12°41'N |
| 129 |
Benin |
|
| 130 |
Grenada |
Gun Point, Carriacou |
12°31'N |
| 131 |
Colombia |
Punta Gallinas |
12°29'N |
| 132 |
Somalia |
Loyada |
11°28'N |
| 133 |
Ghana |
|
| 134 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Marble Island, Tobago |
11º21'N |
| 135 |
Costa Rica |
Peñas Blancas |
11º13'N |
| 136 |
Togo |
Tripoint with Ghana and Burkina Faso |
11°08'N |
| 137 |
Central African Republic |
|
| 138 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
|
| 139 |
Micronesia |
Mogmog, Ulithi |
10°05'N |
| 140 |
Sierra Leone |
|
| 141 |
Panama |
Point Manzanillo |
09°38'N |
| 142 |
Liberia |
|
| 143 |
Sri Lanka |
Point Pedro |
09°30'N |
| 144 |
Guyana |
Waini Peninsula |
08°24'N |
| 145 |
Palau |
Ngeruangel |
08°10'N |
| 146 |
Maldives |
Turakuna, Ihavandhippolhu Atoll |
07°07'N |
| 147 |
Suriname |
|
06°01'N |
| 148 |
Indonesia |
Pulau Weh |
05°49'N |
| 149 |
French Guiana |
Pointe Isere |
05°48'N |
| 150 |
Kenya |
Disputed border with Sudan |
05°35'N |
| 151 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Mbomou River, south of Aminagou |
05°22'N |
| 152 |
Brazil |
Mount Caburaí |
05°15'N |
| 153 |
Brunei |
Pekan Muara |
05°04'N |
| 154 |
Uganda |
West of Lokichokio |
04°14'N |
| 155 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Punta Europa, Bioko |
03°47'N |
| 156 |
Republic of the Congo |
North of Motala |
03°43'N |
| 157 |
Gabon |
Kom River |
02°19'N |
| 158 |
Singapore |
Sembawang |
01°28'N |
| 159 |
Ecuador |
El Brujo |
01°27'N |
| 161 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Ilheu Bombom |
01°25'N |
| 162 |
Peru |
Putumayo River |
00°01'S |
| 163 |
Nauru |
Anna Point |
00°30'S |
| 164 |
Tanzania |
Kagera River, south west of Burumba |
00°59'S |
| 165 |
Rwanda |
South of Kagitumba |
01°03'S |
| 166 |
Papua New Guinea |
Mussau Island |
01°15'S |
| 167 |
Burundi |
Colline Kigali |
02°18'S |
| 168 |
Seychelles |
Bird Island |
03°43'S |
| 169 |
Angola |
Caio Bemba |
04°24'S |
| 170 |
Solomon Islands |
Pelau, Ontong Java |
05°13'S |
| 171 |
Tuvalu |
Lakena, Nanumea |
05°39'S |
| 172 |
Zambia |
Lake Tanganyika |
08°14'S |
| 173 |
New Zealand |
Atafu Atoll, Tokelau |
08°31'S |
| 174 |
Australia |
Boigu Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland |
09°16'S |
| 175 |
Malawi |
South of Ngomba |
09°22'S |
| 176 |
Bolivia |
Manoa |
09°40'S |
| 177 |
Mauritius |
Tappe a Terre, Agalega Islands |
10°25'S |
| 178 |
Mozambique |
Cape Delgado |
10°27'S |
| 179 |
Comoros |
Pointe Nord, Grande Comore |
11°22'S |
| 180 |
Madagascar |
Cap D'Ambre |
12°08'S |
| 181 |
Fiji |
Elsee, Rotuma |
12°30'S |
| 182 |
Vanuatu |
Hiw, Banks and Torres |
13°07'S |
| 183 |
Samoa |
Fagamalo, Savai'i |
13°25'S |
| 184 |
Tonga |
Niuafo'ou |
15°36'S |
| 185 |
Zimbabwe |
Zambezi River east of Jeki |
15°37'S |
| 186 |
Namibia |
Kunene River north of Otjivakuanda |
16°56'S |
| 187 |
Chile |
North east of Ancomarca, Tarapacá Region |
17°19'S |
| 188 |
Botswana |
Kasane |
17°46'S |
| 189 |
Paraguay |
Border with Bolivia |
17°19'S |
| 190 |
Argentina |
Northernmost point of Jujuy Province |
21°48'S |
| 191 |
South Africa |
Beit Bridge, Limpopo Province |
22°20'S |
| 192 |
Swaziland |
Horo |
25°44'S |
| 193 |
Lesotho |
Monantsa |
28°34'S |
| 194 |
Uruguay |
Quarai River south of Dirceu Barcelos |
30°05'S |
| |
Falkland Islands |
Steeple Island |
51°00'S |
| |
Antarctica |
Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula |
63°23'S |
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