what land is closest to the north pole
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Greenland (part of the Kingdom of Denmark) contains the northernmost point in the world. (83Â°40'N) is 440 miles from the geographic North Pole. Canada - Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut (83Â°08' N, 74Â°13'W) is very close to claiming the northernmost point in the world. It's latitude is only 38 miles south of Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland and 478 miles from the North Pole. Russia - Cape Fligely, Franz Josef Land, Nenets Autonomous Okrug ( 81Â°50â²35â³N, 59Â°14â²22â³E) is the northernmost point of Eurasia.