John Brown (abolitionist) John Brown (May 9, 1800 â December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. Brown first gained attention when he led small groups of volunteers during the Bleeding Kansas crisis of 1856.
Greenland (/ËÉ¡riËnlÉnd/; Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat [kaËlaËÉ¬it ËnunaËt]; Danish: GrÃ¸nland [ËÉ¡ÊÉ¶nËlanË]) is an autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
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°50â²35â³N, 59Â°14â²22â³E) is the northernmost point of Eurasia.