Extreme Points
This is a list of the extreme points of Greenland, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Greenland (nation)
- Northernmost Point — Kaffeklubben Island (83°40'N) - the northernmost permanent land in the world. There are also some shifting gravel bars that lie north of Kaffeklubben, the most famous being Oodaaq.
- Southernmost Point — unnamed islet 2.3 km south of Cape Farewell, Egger Island (59°44'N)
- Westernmost Point — Cape Alexander (73°08'W)
- Easternmost Point — Nordostrundingen, Greenland (11°19'W)
Greenland (island)
- Northernmost Point — Cape Morris Jesup (83°39'N)
- Southernmost Point — Peninsula near Nanortalik
- Westernmost Point — Cape Alexander (73°08'W)
- Easternmost Point — Nordostrundingen, Greenland (11°19'W)
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