 this is a list of the extreme points of the americas, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. the continent's southernmost point is often said to be cape horn, which is the southernmost point of the chilean islands. the americas cross 134Â° of longitude east to west and 124Â° of latitude north to south. __toc__  ==the americas including islands== *northernmost point &mdash; kaffeklubben island, greenland  *southernmost point &mdash; southern thule, south georgia and the south sandwich islands  *easternmost point &mdash; nordostrundingen, greenland  *westernmost point &mdash; cape wrangell on attu island, alaska, united states according to the international date line ==the continent of the americas== *northernmost point &mdash; murchison promontory, nunavut, canada  *southernmost point &mdash; cape froward, magallanes, chile  *easternmost point &mdash; ponta do seixas, paraÃ­ba, brazil  *westernmost point &mdash; cape prince of wales, alaska, united states  ==highest points== * mendoza, argentina  â highest summit of the western and southern hemispheres at 6961&nbsp;m (22,838&nbsp;feet) * alaska, united states  â highest summit of north america at 6194&nbsp;m (20,320&nbsp;feet) *{{imt|volcÃ¡n tajumulco|comma=,|peak=is the highest point of the republic of guatemala and all of central america. volcÃ¡n tajumulco is the southernmost and easternmost 4000 m (13,123-foot) summit of
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