<P> This is a list of extreme points of Earth, the geographical locations that are farther north or south than, higher or lower in elevation than, or farthest inland or out to sea from, any other locations on the landmasses, continents or countries . </P> <P> For other lists of extreme points on Earth, including places that hold temperature and weather records, see Extremes on Earth, Lists of extreme points, and List of weather records . </P> <Ul> <Li> The northernmost point on Earth is the Geographic North Pole, in the Arctic Ocean . <Ul> <Li> The northernmost point on land is the northern tip of Kaffeklubben Island, north of Greenland (83 ° 40 ′ N 29 ° 50 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 83.667 ° N 29.833 ° W ﻿ / 83.667; - 29.833 ﻿ (northernmost point on land)), which lies slightly north of Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland (83 ° 38 ′ N 32 ° 40 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 83.633 ° N 32.667 ° W ﻿ / 83.633; - 32.667 ﻿ (Cape Morris Jesup)). Various shifting gravel bars lie farther north, the most famous being Oodaaq . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> The southernmost point on Earth and the southernmost point on land is the geographic South Pole, which is on the continent of Antarctica . <Ul> <Li> The southernmost point of water is a bay on the Filchner - Ronne Ice Shelf along the coast of Antarctica (83 ° S 59 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 83 ° S 59 ° W ﻿ / - 83; - 59) about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Berkner Island, the southernmost island in the world . The southernmost point of ocean is located on the Gould Coast (84 ° 30 ′ S 150 ° 0 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 84.500 ° S 150.000 ° W ﻿ / - 84.500; - 150.000 ﻿ (southernmost point of ocean)); the southernmost point of open ocean is also part of the Ross Sea, namely the Bay of Whales at 78 ° 30'S, at the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> The westernmost and easternmost points on Earth, based on the east - west standard for describing longitude, can be found anywhere along the 180th meridian in Siberia (including Wrangel Island), Antarctica, or the three islands of Fiji through which the 180th meridian passes (Vanua Levu's eastern peninsula, the middle of Taveuni, and the western part of Rabi Island). <Ul> <Li> Using the path of the International Date Line instead, the westernmost point on land is Attu Island, Alaska, and the easternmost point on land is Caroline Island, Kiribati . </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> <Li> The northernmost point on Earth is the Geographic North Pole, in the Arctic Ocean . <Ul> <Li> The northernmost point on land is the northern tip of Kaffeklubben Island, north of Greenland (83 ° 40 ′ N 29 ° 50 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 83.667 ° N 29.833 ° W ﻿ / 83.667; - 29.833 ﻿ (northernmost point on land)), which lies slightly north of Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland (83 ° 38 ′ N 32 ° 40 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 83.633 ° N 32.667 ° W ﻿ / 83.633; - 32.667 ﻿ (Cape Morris Jesup)). Various shifting gravel bars lie farther north, the most famous being Oodaaq . </Li> </Ul> </Li>

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