Quick, get out a map. Can you find the easternmost point in North America? Go ahead, stop reading and find it.
Back?
Were you able to locate it?
On my trip to St. John’s, Newfoundland in Canada I was told that Cape Spear is the easternmost point on the continent of North America. It was about a 20 minute drive from my hotel and I didn’t have a rental car! It would have been a shame to come this far and not make a trip out there. Fortunately, my host graciously offered to drive us to the cape. Watch this YouTube video to see what I found…
Every trip I take is special. Every trip is unique. But not every trip has moments like these, where you’re standing at the edge of the continent we call home. Not every trip takes you to these remote places.
Now for those of you who live by attention to detail, there is some ambiguity as to which point is technically the easternmost point on the continent. You see, Nordostrundingen, Greenland is technically the furthest – but Greenland is not necessarily connected to the rest of the continent. However… following the same logic, Newfoundland is technically an island, making Cape St. Charles in Labrador Canada the most eastern point on the mainland. But…Semisopochnoi Island in Alaska stretches into the eastern hemisphere, possibly giving it the title.
I argue, that since Cape Spear had a sign marking the spot, it is the easternmost point. But what do you think? Did I make it to the easternmost point in North America? Or did I miss it on a technicality? Comment with your opinion.
If you’d like to see more photos from my trip to Cape Spear, they’re posted on my facebook fan page. Click here to view them.
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