Extreme points of the Americas
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 
Southernmost point — Southern Thule, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 
Easternmost point — Nordostrundingen, Greenland 
Westernmost point — Cape Wrangell on Attu Island, Alaska, United States

The continental Americas
Northernmost point — Murchison Promontory, Nunavut, Canada 
Southernmost point — Cape Froward, Magallanes, Chile 
Easternmost point — Ponta do Seixas, Paraíba, Brazil 
Westernmost point — Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, United States

Highest points
Aconcagua, Mendoza Province, Argentina  — highest summit of the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere at . Ojos del Salado, Chile and Argentina  — highest volcano summit on Earth and second highest summit of the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere at . Denali (Mount McKinley), Alaska, United States  — highest summit 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 the Western Hemisphere and highest summit of the entire Arctic at . Pico Duarte, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola  — highest summit of the Caribbean at . Lowest points
Laguna del Carbón, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina  — lowest surface point of the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere at . Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California, United States  — lowest surface point of North America at . Furnace Creek Airport, California, United States  — lowest airfield of the Americas at . Furnace Creek, California, United States  — lowest settlement of the Americas at . Calipatria, California, United States  — lowest city of the Americas at . Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola  — lowest surface point on any ocean island on Earth at . New Orleans, Louisiana, United States  — lowest city of the Americas with an average elevation of . Isthmus of Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua  — lowest pass between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean (on the Continental Divide of the Americas) at . Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories, Canada  — lowest fresh water point of the Americas at . Inland points
The continental pole of inaccessibility of the Americas 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,  from the nearest coastlines. The South American pole of inaccessibility is located at , near Arenápolis, Brazil,  from the nearest coastlines. Islands
Island of Greenland  — most extensive island on Earth at  and tallest island of Western Hemisphere at . Island of Cuba  — most extensive island of the Caribbean at . Hispaniola  — tallest island of the Caribbean at  and second most extensive island of the Caribbean at . Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada  — most extensive lake island on Earth at . Lakes
Lake Superior, Canada and the United States  — most voluminous lake in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere at . Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada   — deepest lake in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere at . Lake Michigan–Huron, Canada and the United States  — most extensive lake in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere and the most extensive fresh water lake on Earth at . Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada  — most extensive lake on any island on Earth at . Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario, Canada  — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at . Rivers
Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela  — most extensive river basin on Earth at . Mississippi Basin of Canada and the United States  — most extensive river basin of North America at . Amazon River of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil  — longest river in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere at  and the most profuse river on Earth with an average discharge of . Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson River System of the United States   — longest river system of North America at . Paraná River of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay  — the second most extensive river on the Americas, at . Missouri River of the United States  — longest river of North America at . Mississippi River of the United States   — longest Gulf of Mexico main stem river at . Yukon River of Canada and the United States  — longest Bering Sea main stem river at . Nelson River of Manitoba, Canada  — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at .) Colorado River of the United States and Mexico  — longest Gulf of California main stem river at . Columbia River of Canada and the United States  — longest eastern Pacific Ocean main stem river at . 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

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