The most northerly point of land on earth is a contentious issue due to variation of definition. Issues of how permanent some of the contenders are is problematic as ice sheets and the shallow water depth make movement and inundation combined with observational difficulties due to remoteness, make any hard determination difficult. The following table sets out the main contenders for this title.
Aerial photo of Kaffeklubben,2008
Oodaaq in 2003
The new strait uncovered by a retreating ice shelf, taken from Warming Island (Uunartoq Qeqertaq) in 2006.
comparison of satellite pictures of Warming Island between 1985 and 2005.