Extreme points of Europe
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Extreme points of Europe (without Flores Island)
This is a list of the extreme points of Europe, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location in Europe.
Europe
- Northernmost point — Cape Fligely, Rudolf Island (Russian: Ostrov Rudolfa), Franz Josef Land, Russia (81° 48′ 24″ N)[1]
- Southernmost point — Gavdos, Greece (34° 48′ 02″ N)[2]
- Westernmost point — Monchique Islet (31º 16' 24″ W), west of Fajã Grande, Flores Island, Azores, Portugal[3]
- Easternmost point — Cape Flissingskiy (69° 02′ E), near Cape Zhelaniya (Russian: Mys Zhelaniya), Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Russia.
The centre[clarify] of these extreme points is on Saaremaa Island, Estonia.
Europe, excluding remote islands
- Northernmost point — Knivskjellodden, Norway (71° 11′ 08″ N). (Often incorrectly given as the neighbouring North Cape, which is actually the second northernmost point of the inshore islands of Europe.)
- Southernmost point — Gavdos, Greece (34° 48′ 02″ N)[2]
- Westernmost point — Bjargtangar, Iceland (24° 32′ 03″ W) [4]
- Easternmost point — In Russia, an unnamed 535 metre peak at 68° 18′ 50″ E on the far northern Ural Mountains watershed divide.
Mainland Europe
The centre of these extreme points is at 53°34′01.5″N 28°20′57.2″E / 53.567083, 28.349222, 15 km north east of Marina Gorka, Belarus. (However, according to the definition accepted in Russia and in many other European countries the easternmost point of Europe is the mouth of Bajdarata river, 68° 11′ E, and the centre should be 1 deg. to the east.)
Elevation
- Highest point — Mount Elbrus, Russia (5,642 metres; 18,506 feet)
- Lowest point — Caspian Sea shore, Russia (−28 metres; −92 feet)
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