Murchison Promontory
Murchison Promontory, a cape in the northern Canadian Arctic, is the northernmost mainland point of the Americas and of Canada. Located 1,087 nautical miles from the North Pole, it is 64 km farther north than Point Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost point of all U.S. territory.- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
- Description: peninsula in Nunavut, Canada
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Latitude
71.96802° or 71° 58′ 5″ north
Longitude
-94.95053° or 94° 57′ 2″ west
Open location code
C637X29X+6Q
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Murchison Promontory” goes by many names.
Merçison burnuAzerbaijani
МерчысанBelarusian
МърчисънBulgarian
Мърчисън (нос)Bulgarian
Murchison PromontoryCebuano
默奇森岬Chinese
MurchisonCzech
Murchison mysCzech
Murchison PromontoryDutch
マーチソン・プロモントリーJapanese
マーチソン岬Japanese
МерчисонKabardian
Мерчисон мүйісіKazakh
머치슨곶Korean
Promunturium MurchisoniLatin
Mērčisona ragsLatvian
Półwysep MurchisonaPolish
МерчисонRussian
Marčison PromontoriSerbian
Murchison PromontorySerbian
Марчисон ПромонториSerbian
Murchison PromontorySwedish
MurchisonhalvönSwedish
МерчисонUkrainian
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