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ATOW1996 is one of the northernmost documented points of land on earth. It is a small island about 10 metres long and one metre high, located several miles north of Cape Morris Jesup
in northern Greenland
at 83°40′34.8"N 30°38′38.6"W. It was discovered by and named after the (American
) Top of the World expedition of 1996.
An island even farther north—at 83°41′06"N 30°45′36"W—was noted in a flyover by the Return to the Top of the World Expedition (RTOW2001), but more research, including a ground visit, is necessary to confirm this.
Another island, called 83-42
, was found at 83°42′05.2"N 30°38′49.4"W. It is also a tiny island, measuring about 35 by 15 metres with a height of 4 metres. Whether that islet is permanent has not yet been confirmed.
The Oodaaq Island
, at 83°40′N 30°40′W is another semi-permanent gravel bank claimed as northernmost.
All of these small islands 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.
Cape Morris Jesup
Cape Morris Jesup is the northernmost point of mainland Greenland at and is 711.8 km from the geographic North Pole...
in northern Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
at 83°40′34.8"N 30°38′38.6"W. It was discovered by and named after the (American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) Top of the World expedition of 1996.
An island even farther north—at 83°41′06"N 30°45′36"W—was noted in a flyover by the Return to the Top of the World Expedition (RTOW2001), but more research, including a ground visit, is necessary to confirm this.
Another island, called 83-42
83-42
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....
, was found at 83°42′05.2"N 30°38′49.4"W. It is also a tiny island, measuring about 35 by 15 metres with a height of 4 metres. Whether that islet is permanent has not yet been confirmed.
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 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.