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 According to the International Date Line
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,The summit of Aconcagua is the highest summit of Andes, Argentina, South America, and all of the Americas. Mount Aconcagua is the second most prominent summit on Earth. 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, Alaska, United States — highest summit of North America at . Volcán Tajumulco,Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of the Republic of Guatemala and all of Central America. Volcán Tajumulco is the southernmost and easternmost 4000 m (13,123-foot) summit of North America San Marcos, Guatemala — highest summit of Central America at . Gunnbjørn Fjeld,Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the highest point on the Island of Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the entire Arctic Sermersooq, Island of Greenland, Greenland — highest island summit of the Americas and highest summit of the entire Arctic at . Pico Duarte,Pico Duarte is the highest point on the Island of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic, and all the islands of the Caribbean Sea 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 StatesFurnace Creek in Death Valley, California, United States set the world record for the highest reliably reported ambient air temperature of 134°F (56.7°C) on July 10, 1913. This record has been eclipsed only once by a questionable reading of 136°F (57.8°C) recorded in 'Aziziya, Libya, on September 13, 1922. — 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 . 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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