Extreme points of Argentina

Extreme points of Argentina

This is a list of the extreme points of Argentina, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location, and the highest and lowest points.

Latitude and longitude

Argentina

* Northernmost point: Northernmost point of Jujuy Province: coord|21|48|00|S|66|13|00|W|type:landmark_region:AR|name=Northernmost point of Jujuy Province (North)
* Southernmost point: Cape San Pío, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego Province: coord|55|0|00|S|66|32|00|W|type:landmark_region:AR|name=Cape San Pío (South) ¹
* Westernmost point: Cerro Agasiz, Santa Cruz Province: coord|50|4|00|S|73|30|00|W|type:landmark_region:AR|name=Cerro Agasiz (West) ²
* Easternmost point: Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones Province: coord|26|10|00|S|53|41|00|W|type:landmark_region:AR|name=Bernardo de Irigoyen (East) ³

:¹ If the Argentine claims on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are considered, the southernmost point is Thule Island: coord|59|27|S|27|18|W|type:landmark_region:AR|name=Thule Island (South/claimed). If Argentine Antarctica claims are considered, in suspension by the Antarctic Treaty, the southernmost point is at coord|90|0|S|0|0|W|type:landmark_region:AR.:² If Argentine Antarctica claims are considered, in suspension by the Antarctic Treaty, the westernmost part is the 74ºW meridian over the Antarctica.:³ If the Argentine claims on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are considered, the easternmost point is Montagu Island: coord|58|25|S|26|23|W|type:landmark_region:AR|name=Montagu Island (East/claim).

Argentina (mainland)

* Northernmost point: Northernmost point of Jujuy Province coord|21|48|00|S|66|13|00|W|type:landmark_region:AR
* Southernmost point: Monte Dinero, Santa Cruz Province coord|52|24|00|S|68|26|00|W|type:landmark_region:AR|name=Monte Dinero (South)
* Westernmost point: Cerro Agasiz, Santa Cruz coord|50|4|00|S|73|30|00|W|type:landmark_region:AR|name=Cerro Agasiz (West)
* Easternmost point: Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones Province coord|26|10|00|S|53|41|00|W|type:landmark_region:AR|name=Bernardo de Irigoyen (East)

Altitude

* Highest point: Aconcagua, Mendoza, 6,962 m coord|32|39|00|S|70|14|00|W|type:landmark_region:AR|name=Aconcagua (highest)
* Lowest point: Laguna del Carbón, Santa Cruz, -105 m coord|49|35|00|S|68|21|00|W|type:landmark_region:AR|name=Laguna del Carbón (lowest)


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