Murchison Promontory

Murchison Promontory, a cape in the Arctic, is the northernmost mainland point of the Americas and of Canada. Located 1,087 nautical miles from the , it is 64 km farther north than , , the northernmost point of all U.S. territory.
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Murchison Promontory

Latitude
71.96802° or 71° 58′ 5″ north
Longitude
-94.95053° or 94° 57′ 2″ west
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
C637X29X+6Q
Geo­Names ID
6084365
Wiki­data ID
Q861415
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Satellite Map

Discover Murchison Promontory from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Murchison Promontory” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Merçison burnu
  • Belarusian: Мерчысан
  • Bulgarian: Мърчисън (нос)
  • Bulgarian: Мърчисън
  • Cebuano: Murchison Promontory
  • Chinese: 默奇森岬
  • Dutch: Murchison Promontory
  • French: promontoire Murchison
  • French: Promontoire Murchison
  • Japanese: マーチソン・プロモントリー
  • Japanese: マーチソン岬
  • Kabardian: Мерчисон
  • Kazakh: Мерчисон мүйісі
  • Korean: 머치슨곶
  • Latin: Promunturium Murchisoni
  • Latvian: Mērčisona rags
  • Polish: Półwysep Murchisona
  • Portuguese: Promontório Murchison
  • Russian: Мерчисон
  • Russian: Мёрчисон
  • Serbian: Marčison Promontori
  • Serbian: Murchison Promontory
  • Serbian: Марчисон Промонтори
  • Swedish: Murchison Promontory
  • Swedish: Murchisonhalvön
  • Ukrainian: Мерчисон

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