1. The Americas including islands

2. The continental Americas

3. Highest points

4. Lowest points

5. Inland points

6. Islands

7. Lakes

8. Rivers

9. See also

10. Notes

11. References

12. External links

This is a list of the extreme points of The Americas, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. The continent's southernmost point is often said to be Cape Horn, which is the southernmost point of the Chilean islands. The Americas cross 134° of longitude east to west and 124° of latitude north to south.

The Americas including islands

• Northernmost point — Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland {{coord|83|40||N|29|50||W|region:GL_type:landmark|name=Kaffeklubben Island}}
• Southernmost point — Southern Thule, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands {{coord|59|25|16|S|27|13|50|W|region:GS_type:landmark|name=Kaffeklubben Island}}
• Easternmost point — Nordostrundingen, Greenland {{coord|81|26|25|N|11|29|22|W|region:GL_type:landmark|name=Nordostrundingen}}
• Westernmost point — Cape Wrangell on Attu Island, Alaska, United States {{coord|52|55|28|N|172|28|22|E|region:US-AK_type:landmark|name=Cape Wrangell}}^[1]

The continental Americas

• Northernmost point — Murchison Promontory, Nunavut, Canada {{coord|71|58||N|94|57||W|region:CA-NU_type:landmark|name=Murchison Promontory}}
• Southernmost point — Cape Froward, Magallanes, Chile {{coord|53|56||S|71|20||W|region:CL-MA_type:landmark|name=Cape Froward}}
• Easternmost point — Ponta do Seixas, Paraíba, Brazil {{coord|7|8|55|S|34|47|49|W|region:BR-PB_type:landmark|name=Ponta do Seixas}}
• Westernmost point — Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, United States {{coord|65|35|47|N|168|5|5|W|region:US-AK_type:landmark|name=Cape Prince of Wales}}

Highest points

• Aconcagua,^[2][3] Mendoza Province, Argentina {{coord|32|39|12|S|70|0|40|W|region:AR_type:mountain|name=Aconcagua}} — highest summit of the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere at {{convert|6961|m|abbr=in}}.
• Ojos del Salado, Chile and Argentina {{coord|27|06|34.6|S|68|32|32.1|W|region:CH_type:mountain|name=Ojos del Salado}} — highest volcano summit on Earth and second highest summit of the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere at {{convert|6893|m|abbr=in}}.
• Denali (Mount McKinley),^[4] Alaska, United States {{coord|63|4|10|N|151|0|26|W|region:US-AK_type:mountain|name=Mount McKinley}} — highest summit of North America at {{convert|6190.5|m|abbr=in}}.
• Volcán Tajumulco,^[5][6] San Marcos, Guatemala {{coord|15|2|37|N|91|54|12|W|region:GT_type:mountain|name=Volcán Tajumulco}} — highest summit of Central America at {{convert|4220|m|abbr=in}}.
• Gunnbjørn Fjeld,^[7][8] Sermersooq, Island of Greenland, Greenland {{coord|68|55|10|N|29|53|55|W|region:GL_type:mountain|name=Gunnbjørn Fjeld}} — highest island summit of the Americas and the Western Hemisphere and highest summit of the entire Arctic at {{convert|3694|m|abbr=in}}.
• Pico Duarte,^[9][10] Dominican Republic, Hispaniola {{coord|19|1|23|N|70|59|53|W|region:DO_type:mountain|name=Pico Duarte}} — highest summit of the Caribbean at {{convert|3175|m|abbr=in}}.

Lowest points

• Laguna del Carbón, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina {{coord|49|34|34|S|68|21|5|W|region:AR_type:landmark|name=Laguna del Carbón}} — lowest surface point of the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere at {{convert|-105|m|abbr=in}}.
• Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California, United States {{coord|36|14|23|N|116|50|5|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|name=Badwater Basin}} — lowest surface point of North America at {{convert|-85.0|m|0|abbr=in}}.^[11]
• Furnace Creek Airport, California, United States {{coord|36|27|50|N|116|52|53|W|region:US-CA_type:airport|name=Furnace Creek Airport}} — lowest airfield of the Americas at {{convert|-64|m|abbr=in}}.
• Furnace Creek, California, United States^[12] {{coord|36|27|29|N|116|52|15|W|region:US-CA_type:city|name=Furnace Creek, California}} — lowest settlement of the Americas at {{convert|-58|m|abbr=in}}.
• Calipatria, California, United States {{coord|33|07|32|N|115|30|51|W|region:US-CA_type:city|name=Calipatria, California}} — lowest city of the Americas at {{convert|-56|m|abbr=in}}.
• Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola {{coord|18|30|N|71|35|W|region:DO_type:waterbody|name=Lago Enriquillo}} — lowest surface point on any ocean island on Earth at {{convert|-27|m|abbr=in}}.
• New Orleans, Louisiana, United States {{coord|29|58||N|90|03||W|region:US-LA_type:city|name=New Orleans, Louisiana}} — lowest city of the Americas with an average elevation of {{convert|-0.5|m|abbr=in}}.
• Isthmus of Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua {{coord|12|1|N|86|27|W|region:NI-RI_type:pass|name=Isthmus of Rivas}} — lowest pass between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean (on the Continental Divide of the Americas) at {{convert|47|m|abbr=in}}.
• Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories, Canada {{coord|61|40|N|114|00|W|region:CA-NT_type:waterbody|name=Great Slave Lake}} — lowest fresh water point of the Americas at {{convert|-458|m|abbr=in}}.

Inland points

• The continental pole of inaccessibility of the Americas is located at {{coord|43|22||N|101|58||W|region:US-SD_type:landmark|name=North American pole of inaccessibility}}, about eleven miles southeast of the town of Kyle on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Bennett County, South Dakota, United States, {{convert|1650|km|0|abbr=in}} from the nearest coastlines.
• The South American pole of inaccessibility is located at {{coord|14|03||S|56|51||W|region:BR_type:landmark|name=South American pole of inaccessibility}}, near Arenápolis, Brazil, {{convert|1519|km|abbr=in}} from the nearest coastlines.

Islands

• Island of Greenland {{coord|68|55|10|N|29|53|55|W|region:GL_type:isle|name=Island of Greenland}} — most extensive island on Earth at {{convert|2130800|km2|abbr=in}} and tallest island of Western Hemisphere at {{convert|3694|m|abbr=in}}.
• Island of Cuba {{coord|21|30|N|80|0|W|region:CU_type:isle|name=Island of Cuba}} — most extensive island of the Caribbean at {{convert|104556|km2|abbr=in}}.
• Hispaniola {{coord|19|1|23|N|70|59|53|W|region:DO_type:isle|name=Hispaniola}} — tallest island of the Caribbean at {{convert|3175|m|abbr=in}} and second most extensive island of the Caribbean at {{convert|76480|km2|0|abbr=in}}.
• Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada {{coord|45|46|N|82|12|W|region:CA-ON_type:isle|name=Manitoulin Island}} — most extensive lake island on Earth at {{convert|2766|km2|abbr=in}}.

Lakes

• Lake Superior, Canada and the United States {{coord|47|45|N|87|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Lake Superior}} — most voluminous lake in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere at {{convert|11600|km3|-1|abbr=in}}.
• Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada {{coord|61|40|N|114|00|W|region:CA-NT_type:waterbody|name=Great Slave Lake}} — deepest lake in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere at {{convert|614|m|abbr=in}}.
• Lake Michigan–Huron, Canada and the United States {{coord|45|49|N|84|45|W|type:waterbody|name=Lake Michigan–Huron}} — most extensive lake in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere and the most extensive fresh water lake on Earth at {{convert|117702|km2|abbr=in}}.
• Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada {{coord|66|30|N|70|50|W|region:CA_type:waterbody|name=Nettilling Lake}} — most extensive lake on any island on Earth at {{convert|5066|km2|abbr=in}}.
• Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario, Canada {{coord|45|46|42|N|81|59|30|W|region:CA-ON_type:waterbody|name=Lake Manitou}} — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at {{convert|104|km2|abbr=in}}.

Rivers

• Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela {{coord|0|10||S|49|0||W|region:BR_type:river|name=Amazon River}} — most extensive river basin on Earth at {{convert|7050000|km2|-3|abbr=in}}.
• Mississippi Basin of Canada and the United States {{coord|29|9|4|N|89|15|12|W|region:BR_type:river|name=Mississippi River}} — most extensive river basin of North America at {{convert|3225000|km2|-3|abbr=in}}.
• Amazon River of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil {{coord|0|10||S|49|0||W|region:BR_type:river|name=Amazon River}} — longest river in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere at {{convert|6992|km|abbr=in}} and the most profuse river on Earth with an average discharge of {{convert|209000|m3/s|abbr=in}}.
• Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson River System of the United States {{coord|29|9|4|N|89|15|12|W|region:US_type:river|name=Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson River System}} — longest river system of North America at {{convert|6352|km|abbr=in}}.
• Missouri River of the United States {{coord|38|48|49|N|90|07|11|W|region:US_type:river|name=Missouri River}} — longest river of North America at {{convert|3767|km|abbr=in}}.
• Mississippi River of the United States {{coord|29|9|4|N|89|15|12|W|region:US_type:river|name=Mississippi River}} — longest Gulf of Mexico main stem river at {{convert|3544|km|abbr=in}}.
• Yukon River of Canada and the United States {{coord|62|35|55|N|164|47|40|W|region:US-AK_type:river|name=Yukon River}} — longest Bering Sea main stem river at {{convert|3185|km|abbr=in}}.
• Nelson River of Manitoba, Canada {{coord|57|5|5|N|92|30|8|W|region:CA-MB_type:river|name=Nelson River}} — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at {{convert|2575|km|abbr=in}}.)
• Colorado River of the United States and Mexico {{coord|31|48|57|N|114|48|22|W|region:MX_type:river|name=Colorado River}} — longest Gulf of California main stem river at {{convert|2330|km|0|abbr=in}}.
• Columbia River of Canada and the United States {{coord|46|14|39|N|124|3|29|W|region:US_type:river|name=Columbia River}} — longest eastern Pacific Ocean main stem river at {{convert|2000|km|0|abbr=in}}.
• Mackenzie River of the Northwest Territories, Canada {{coord|68|56|23|N|136|10|22|W|region:CA_type:river|name=Mackenzie River}} — longest western Arctic Ocean main stem river at {{convert|1738|km|abbr=in}}.
• Rio Magdalena of Colombia {{coord|11|7||N|74|51||W|region:CO_type:river|name=Magdalena River}} — longest Caribbean Sea main stem river at {{convert|1528|km|abbr=in}}.

See also

• Geography of the Americas
  • Geography of North America
  • Geography of South America
• Extreme points of the Earth
  • Extreme points of the Americas
  • Extreme points of North America
  • Extreme points of Central America
  • Extreme points of the Caribbean
  • Extreme points of South America

Notes

References

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