The Americas Including Islands
- Northernmost point — Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland 83°40′N 29°50′W / 83.66667°N 29.83333°W / 83.66667; -29.83333 (Kaffeklubben Island)
- Southernmost point — Southern Thule, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 59°25′16″S 27°13′50″W / 59.42111°S 27.23056°W / -59.42111; -27.23056 (Kaffeklubben Island)
- Easternmost point — Nordostrundingen, Greenland 81°26′25″N 11°29′22″W / 81.44028°N 11.48944°W / 81.44028; -11.48944 (Nordostrundingen)
- Westernmost point — Cape Wrangell on Attu Island, Alaska, United States 52°55′28″N 172°28′22″E / 52.92444°N 172.47278°E / 52.92444; 172.47278 (Cape Wrangell)
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