Extreme points of the Americas

The continental Americas

• Northernmost point — Murchison Promontory, Nunavut, Canada 71°58′N 94°57′W / 71.967°N 94.950°W
• Southernmost point — Cape Froward, Magallanes, Chile 53°56′S 71°20′W / 53.933°S 71.333°W
• Easternmost point — Ponta do Seixas, Paraíba, Brazil 7°8′55″S 34°47′49″W / 7.14861°S 34.79694°W
• Westernmost point — Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, United States 65°35′47″N 168°5′5″W / 65.59639°N 168.08472°W

Highest points

• Aconcagua, Mendoza Province, Argentina 32°39′12″S 70°0′40″W / 32.65333°S 70.01111°W — highest summit of the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere at 6,961 m (22,838 feet).
• Ojos del Salado, Chile and Argentina 27°06′34.6″S 68°32′32.1″W / 27.109611°S 68.542250°W — highest volcano summit on Earth and second highest summit of the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere at 6,893 m (22,615 feet).
• Denali, Alaska, United States 63°4′10″N 151°0′26″W / 63.06944°N 151.00722°W — highest summit of North America at 6,190.5 m (20,310 feet).
• Volcán Tajumulco, San Marcos, Guatemala 15°2′37″N 91°54′12″W / 15.04361°N 91.90333°W — highest summit of Central America at 4,220 m (13,850 feet).
• Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Sermersooq, Island of Greenland, Greenland 68°55′10″N 29°53′55″W / 68.91944°N 29.89861°W — highest island summit of the Americas and highest summit of the entire Arctic at 3,694 m (12,119 feet).
• Pico Duarte, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola 19°1′23″N 70°59′53″W / 19.02306°N 70.99806°W — highest summit of the Caribbean at 3,175 m (10,417 feet).

Lowest points

• Laguna del Carbón, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina 49°34′34″S 68°21′5″W / 49.57611°S 68.35139°W — lowest surface point of the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, and the Southern Hemisphere at −105 m (−344 feet).
• Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California, United States 36°14′23″N 116°50′5″W / 36.23972°N 116.83472°W — lowest surface point of North America at −85.0 m (−279 feet).
• Furnace Creek Airport, California, United States 36°27′50″N 116°52′53″W / 36.46389°N 116.88139°W — lowest airfield of the Americas at −64 m (−210 feet).
• Furnace Creek, California, United States 36°27′29″N 116°52′15″W / 36.45806°N 116.87083°W — lowest settlement of the Americas at −58 m (−190 feet).
• Calipatria, California, United States 33°07′32″N 115°30′51″W / 33.12556°N 115.51417°W — lowest city of the Americas at −56 m (−184 feet).
• Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola 18°30′N 71°35′W / 18.500°N 71.583°W — lowest surface point on any ocean island on Earth at −27 m (−89 feet).
• New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 29°58′N 90°03′W / 29.967°N 90.050°W — lowest city of the Americas with an average elevation of −0.5 m (−1.6 feet).
• Isthmus of Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua 12°1′N 86°27′W / 12.017°N 86.450°W — lowest pass between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean (on the Continental Divide of the Americas) at 47 m (154 feet).
• Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories, Canada 61°40′N 114°00′W / 61.667°N 114.000°W — lowest fresh water point of the Americas at −458 m (−1,503 feet).

Inland points

• The continental pole of inaccessibility of the Americas is located at 43°22′N 101°58′W / 43.367°N 101.967°W, about eleven miles southeast of the town of Kyle on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Bennett County, South Dakota, United States, 1,650 km (1,025 miles) from the nearest coastlines.
• The South American pole of inaccessibility is located at 14°03′S 56°51′W / 14.050°S 56.850°W, near Arenápolis, Brazil, 1,519 km (944 miles) from the nearest coastlines.

Islands

• Island of Greenland 68°55′10″N 29°53′55″W / 68.91944°N 29.89861°W — most extensive island on Earth at 2,130,800 km² (822,700 square miles).
• Island of Cuba 21°30′N 80°0′W / 21.500°N 80.000°W — most extensive island of the Caribbean at 104,556 km² (40,369 square miles).
• Hispaniola 19°1′23″N 70°59′53″W / 19.02306°N 70.99806°W — tallest island of the Caribbean at 3,175 m (10,417 feet) and second most extensive island of the Caribbean at 76,480 km² (29,529 square miles).
• Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada 45°46′N 82°12′W / 45.767°N 82.200°W — most extensive lake island on Earth at 2,766 km² (1,068 square miles).

Lakes

• Lake Superior, Canada and the United States 47°45′N 87°30′W / 47.750°N 87.500°W — most voluminous lake in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere at 11,600 km³ (2,780 cubic miles).
• Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada 61°40′N 114°00′W / 61.667°N 114.000°W — deepest lake in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere at 614 m (2,014 feet).
• Lake Michigan–Huron, Canada and the United States 45°49′N 84°45′W / 45.817°N 84.750°W — most extensive lake in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere and the most extensive fresh water lake on Earth at 117,702 km² (45,445 square miles).
• Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada 66°30′N 70°50′W / 66.500°N 70.833°W — most extensive lake on any island on Earth at 5,066 km² (1,956 square miles).
• Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Michigan–Huron, Ontario, Canada 45°46′42″N 81°59′30″W / 45.77833°N 81.99167°W — most extensive lake on an island in a lake on Earth at 104 km² (40 square miles).

Rivers

• Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela 0°10′S 49°0′W / 0.167°S 49.000°W — most extensive river basin on Earth at 7,050,000 km² (2,722,000 square miles).
• Mississippi Basin of Canada and the United States 29°9′4″N 89°15′12″W / 29.15111°N 89.25333°W — most extensive river basin of North America at 3,225,000 km² (1,245,000 square miles).
• Amazon River of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil 0°10′S 49°0′W / 0.167°S 49.000°W — longest river in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere at 6,992 km (4,345 miles) and the most profuse river on Earth with an average discharge of 209,000 m³/s (7,400,000 cubic feet per second).
• Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson River System of the United States 29°9′4″N 89°15′12″W / 29.15111°N 89.25333°W — longest river system of North America at 6,352 km (3,947 miles).
• Paraná River of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay 19°13′21″S 46°10′28″W / 19.22250°S 46.17444°W — the second most extensive river on the Americas, at 4,880 km (3,030 miles).
• Missouri River of the United States 38°48′49″N 90°07′11″W / 38.81361°N 90.11972°W — longest river of North America at 3,767 km (2,341 miles).
• Mississippi River of the United States 29°9′4″N 89°15′12″W / 29.15111°N 89.25333°W — longest Gulf of Mexico main stem river at 3,544 km (2,202 miles).
• Yukon River of Canada and the United States 62°35′55″N 164°47′40″W / 62.59861°N 164.79444°W — longest Bering Sea main stem river at 3,185 km (1,979 miles).
• Nelson River of Manitoba, Canada 57°5′5″N 92°30′8″W / 57.08472°N 92.50222°W — longest Hudson Bay main stem river at 2,575 km (1,600 miles).)
• Colorado River of the United States and Mexico 31°48′57″N 114°48′22″W / 31.81583°N 114.80611°W — longest Gulf of California main stem river at 2,330 km (1,448 miles).
• Columbia River of Canada and the United States 46°14′39″N 124°3′29″W / 46.24417°N 124.05806°W — longest eastern Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km (1,243 miles).