Summary of Geographical Locations 



Location: Situation 



Northernmost point of American continent is on 



Boothia Peninsula and is situated at 72° N., 35° W. 



Northernmost point of Alaska is Point Sai row at__ 71°24' N., 156°22' W. 



Northernmost point of land in Western Hemi- 

 sphere is Cape Morris Jessup at 83°39' N., 34° W. 



Northernmost point of land in Eastern Hemi- 

 sphere is on Rudolph Island at 81°50' N., 60° E. 



Northernmost point of Eurasian continent is 



Cape Chelyuskin at 78° N., 105° E. 



Hammerfest, Norway, world's northernmost 



city, at 70° N., 24° E. 



Mileage chart of Greenland 



North-south length of Greenland...^ miles.... 1,650 



Greatest width in Greenland at 77° N do... 690 



Nearest land to the North Pole is in Greenland do.... 439 



Figare 2-29. — Nearest land to the North Pole. 



Circumference of polar circle miles... ^'^^^ 



Distance polar circle from pole do— 1,410 



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