 Reaching Category 3 status on the Saffir @-@ Simpson Hurricane Scale at 10 @.@ 2 ° N , Ivan became the southernmost major hurricane on record . Additionally , the hurricane attained Category 4 and Category 5 status further south than any other North Atlantic hurricane , at 10 @.@ 6 ° N and 13 @.@ 7 ° N , respectively . At the time , Ivan was the sixth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record ; it has since dropped to tenth . Throughout its duration , Ivan maintained winds of major hurricane status or greater for a total of 10 days , establishing an Atlantic hurricane record . Lasting as a tropical cyclone for a total of 450 hours , Ivan was the tenth longest tracked Atlantic hurricane on record . 
