Extreme points of North America

North America and surrounding islands

• Northernmost point — Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland. Although politically part of the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland is geologically part of the North American plate. If Greenland is excluded from North America, the northernmost point is Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.
• Southernmost point — Cocos Island, Costa Rica
• Westernmost point — The westernmost point depends on the definition of "westernmost". If following the International Date Line, it would be Cape Wrangell on Attu Island, Alaska, United States. However, if the border between east and west is defined by the 180th meridian, the westernmost point is the West Point of Amatignak Island, as Attu Island is in the Eastern Hemisphere.
• Easternmost point — Nordostrundingen, Greenland. If Greenland is excluded, then the easternmost point is Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada. Again, if one uses the technical definition of longitude, it is Pochnoi Point on Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska, since the state stretches into the Eastern Hemisphere.

  Continental North America

• Northernmost point — Murchison Promontory, Canada
• Southernmost point — Punta Mariato, Panama
• Westernmost point — Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska
• Easternmost point — Cape Saint Charles, Labrador

  Highest points

• Denali, Alaska, United States — highest summit of North America at.
• Pico de Orizaba, Puebla and Veracruz, Mexico — highest volcano summit of North America at.
• Grays Peak, Colorado, United States — highest point on the Continental Divide of North America at.
• Volcán Tajumulco, San Marcos, Guatemala — highest summit of Central America at.
• Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Sermersooq, Island of Greenland, Greenland — highest island summit of the Americas and highest summit of the entire Arctic at.
• Pico Duarte, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola — highest summit of the Caribbean at.
• Ixchiguán, San Marcos Department, Guatemala — highest town of North America at 3200m m
• Leadville, Colorado, United States — highest city of North America at 3094 m
• Lake County Airport, Colorado, United States — highest airfield of North America at 3026 m

  Lowest points

• Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California, United States — lowest land surface of North America at
• Salton Sea, California, United States — lowest lake of North America at −69 m
• Furnace Creek Airport, California, United States — lowest airfield of the Americas at −64 m
• Furnace Creek, California, United States — lowest settlement of the Americas at −58 m
• Calipatria, California, United States — lowest city of the Americas at −56 m
• Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola — lowest lake on an island and lowest surface point on any ocean island on Earth at −27 m
• New Orleans, Louisiana, United States — lowest city of the Americas with an average elevation of −0.5 m
• Isthmus of Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua — lowest pass between Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean at 56 m
• Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories, Canada — lowest fresh water point of the Americas at −458 m

  Other points

• The geographic center of the North American continent is located at, about 6 miles west of Balta in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States.
• The North American pole of inaccessibility is located at, about eleven miles southeast of the town of Kyle on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Bennett County, South Dakota, United States, 1650 km from the nearest coastlines.

  Islands

• Island of Greenland — most extensive island on Earth at 2,130,800 km² and tallest island of Western Hemisphere. Highest point is Gunnbjørn Fjeld at.
• Island of Cuba — most extensive island of the Caribbean at 104,556 km². Highest point is Pico Turquino at convert.
• Hispaniola — tallest island of the Caribbean and second most extensive island of the Caribbean at 76,480 km². Highest peak is Pico Duarte at.
• Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada — most extensive lake island on Earth at 2,766 km²
• Unimak Island — highest point is Shishaldin Volcano at.
• Ellesmere Island — highest point is Barbeau Peak at.
• Jamaica — highest point is Blue Mountain Peak at.
• Axel Heiberg Island — highest point is Outlook Peak at.
• Vancouver Island — highest point is Golden Hinde at.
• Baffin Island — highest point is Mount Odin at.
• Umnak Island — highest point is Mount Vsevidof at.
• Unalaska Island — highest point is Makushin Volcano at.

  Lakes

• Lake Superior, Canada and the United States — most voluminous lake in Western Hemisphere at 11,600 km³
• Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada — deepest lake in Western Hemisphere at 614 m
• Lake Michigan–Huron, Canada and the United States — most extensive lake in Western Hemisphere and the most extensive fresh water lake on Earth at 117,702 km²
• Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada — most extensive lake on an island on Earth at 5,066 km²
• Great Salt Lake, Utah, United States — most extensive endorheic lake at 4,400 km²
• Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at 104 km²

  Rivers

• Mississippi Basin, Canada and the United States — most extensive river basin at 2,981,076 km²
• Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson Rivers, United States — longest river system at 6,275 km
• Missouri River, United States — longest main stem river at 3,768 km
• Mississippi River, United States — longest Gulf of Mexico main stem river at 3,544 km
• Yukon River, Canada and the United States — longest Bering Sea main stem river at 3,185 km
• Nelson River, Manitoba, Canada — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at 2,575 km
• Colorado River, United States and Mexico — longest Gulf of California main stem river at 2,330 km
• Columbia River, Canada and the United States — longest Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km
• Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories, Canada — longest Arctic Ocean main stem river at 1,738 km
• Saint Lawrence River, United States and Canada — longest Atlantic Ocean main stem river at 965 km

  Extreme points of North American countries

• Extreme points of Canada
• Extreme points of Cuba
• Extreme points of Greenland
• Extreme points of Mexico
• Extreme points of the United States