83-42
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83-42 is the name for a small patch of rock, above sea level, located in the Arctic Ocean
, which if confirmed may be the northernmost permanent point of land on earth. It is also sometimes referred to as Schmitt’s Island, after its discoverer.
It is 35m by 15m and 4m high, and lies at 83°42′05.2"N 30°38′49.4"W, about 435 miles from the North Pole
. Discovered in 1998, it is 4 meters high, and lichens were found growing on it, suggesting it was not a temporary gravel bar as are commonly found in that region.
The Oodaaq Island
, at 83°40′N 30°40′W is another semi-permanent gravel bank claimed as northernmost.
All of these small islands, with the possible exception of 83-42, are not very permanent. Waves and ice shifts gravel banks around in these shallow waters. The northernmost permanent land, according to established science is Kaffeklubben Island
, at 83°40′N 29°50′W.
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
, which if confirmed may be the northernmost permanent point of land on earth. It is also sometimes referred to as Schmitt’s Island, after its discoverer.
It is 35m by 15m and 4m high, and lies at 83°42′05.2"N 30°38′49.4"W, about 435 miles from the North Pole
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
. Discovered in 1998, it is 4 meters high, and lichens were found growing on it, suggesting it was not a temporary gravel bar as are commonly found in that region.
The Oodaaq Island
Oodaaq
Oodaaq or Oodap Qeqert is a bank of gravel and silt northeast of Greenland that has been considered by some to be the most northerly point of land on earth....
, at 83°40′N 30°40′W is another semi-permanent gravel bank claimed as northernmost.
All of these small islands, with the possible exception of 83-42, are not very permanent. Waves and ice shifts gravel banks around in these shallow waters. The northernmost permanent land, according to established science is Kaffeklubben Island
Kaffeklubben Island
Kaffeklubben Island or The Coffee Club Island is a small island lying off the northern tip of Greenland. It is the northernmost point of land on Earth....
, at 83°40′N 29°50′W.