Extreme points of Wales

This is a list of the extreme points and extreme elevations in Wales.

Wales

*Northernmost point – Middle Mouse, off Anglesey at coord|53|26|N|4|26|W
*Northernmost settlement – Llanlleiana, Anglesey at coord|53|25|N|4|25|W

*Southernmost point – Flat Holm, Cardiff, off Lavernock Point, Vale of Glamorgan at coord|51|22|N|3|7|W
*Southernmost settlement – Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan at coord|51|23|N|3|20|W

*Westernmost point – Grassholm, Pembrokeshire at coord|51|43|N|5|29|W
*Westernmost settlement – Treginnis, Pembrokeshire at coord|51|52|N|5|18|W

*Easternmost point – Lady Park Wood, near Monmouth, Monmouthshire at coord|51|49|N|2|39|W
*Easternmost settlement – Chepstow, Monmouthshire at coord|51|37|N|2|39|W

Wales (mainland)

*Northernmost point – Point of Ayr, Flintshire at coord|53|21|N|3|19|W
*Northernmost settlement – Talacre, Flintshire at coord|53|21|N|3|19|W

*Southernmost point – Breaksea Point, Vale of Glamorgan at coord|51|22|N|3|24|W
*Southernmost settlement – Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan at coord|51|23|N|3|20|W

*Westernmost point – Pen Dal-aderyn, Pembrokeshire at coord|51|51|N|5|19|W
*Westernmost settlement – Treginnis, Pembrokeshire at coord|51|52|N|5|18|W

*Easternmost point – Lady Park Wood, near Monmouth, Monmouthshire at coord|51|49|N|2|39|W
*Easternmost settlement – Chepstow, Monmouthshire at coord|51|37|N|2|39|W

Centre point

The centre point of Wales is dependent on whether only the mainland is used for calculation or outlying islands as well.

One centre point is calculated to be near Cwmystwyth, Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion (coord|52|19|48.791|N|3|45|59.072|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Centre of Wales; gbmapping|SN7972871704) [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2271927.stm|title=Saving the centre of Wales|publisher=BBC]

Elevation extremes

*Wales: Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) in Snowdonia (Eryri) - 1,085 m (3,560 ft)

Many points are on, or near sea level, but due to high rainfall, there are no natural dry pieces of land below sea level - see rivers and lakes below.

Rivers and lakes

The largest natural lake in Wales is Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake). Llangorse Lake is second largest.

This is a table of the longest rivers in Wales. [Encyclopedia Britannica. 1911. "Wales"] Rivers only partly in Wales are included in this table in "italics".

	River	Length (miles)	(km)
1	"River Severn"	220	354
2	"River Wye"	135	215
3	"River Dee"	70	112
4	River Towy	68	109
5	River Usk	56	90
6	River Teifi	50	80
7	River Taff	40	64

See also

*Centre points of the United Kingdom
*Geography of Wales
*List of mountains and hills of Wales
*Extreme points of the British Isles