Countries of the world - by northernmost point

Posted in Geography

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 Ross?ya, Svalbard 80?49'N
4 United States Point Barrow, Alaska 71?23'N
5 Finland Nuorgam, Utsjoki, Lapland 70?05'N
6 Sweden Treriksr?set, Kiruna, Lapland 69?04'N
7 Iceland Kolbeinsey, Eyjafjar?ars?sla 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 52?22'N
21 Mongolia Border with Russia 52?09'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 Neum?hlbach, Upper Austria 49?01'N
28 Hungary Nagy-Milic 48?35'N
29 Moldova Naslavcea 48?28'N
30 Romania Horodistea, Botosani 48?15'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 ?abnik, 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 43?47'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 Melga?o, 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 Bougaro?n, 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 15?40'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 14?07'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 11?21'N
135 Costa Rica Pe?as Blancas 11?13'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 Cabura? 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, Tarapac? 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