Extreme points of Sweden

Extreme points of Sweden

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

Latitude and Longitude

* North : Treriksröset, Kiruna, Norrbotten County (in the province of Lapland) (coord|69|03|36|N|20|32|55|E|region:SE_type:landmark|name=North: Treriksröset)
* South : Smygehuk, Trelleborg, Skåne County (in the province of Scania) (coord|55|20|13|N|13|21|34|E|region:SE_type:landmark|name=South: Smygehuk)
* West : Stora Drammen, Strömstad, Västra Götaland County (in the province of Bohuslän) (coord|58|55|43|N|10|57|27|E|region:SE_type:landmark|name=West: Stora Drammen)
** West (mainland) : Ledsund, Strömstad, Västra Götaland County (in the province of Bohuslän) (coord|58|59|50|N|11|6|47|E|region:SE_type:landmark|name=West (mainland): Ledsund)
* East : Kataja, Haparanda, Norrbotten County (in the province of Norrbotten) (coord|65|42|0|N|24|10|0|E|region:SE_type:landmark|name=East: Kataja)
** East (mainland) : Sundholmen, Haparanda, Norrbotten County (in the province of Norrbotten) (coord|65|48|54|N|24|9|2|E|region:SE_type:landmark|name=East (mainland) : Sundholmen)

Altitude

Highest

* Kebnekaise south peak (2 104 m) assuming glaciers count (coord|67|54|0|N|18|31|0|E|type:mountain_region:SE_source:enwiki|name=Kebnekaise).
** Kebnekaise north peak (2 097 m) if glaciers are not included (coord|67|54|10|N|18|30|30|E|type:mountain_region:SE_source:enwiki|name=Kebnekaise).

Lowest

*Fully natural: sea level.
*Walled in sea floor: Nosabyviken, Kristianstad, 2,4 m below sea level.
*Dug hole, open sky: Götatunneln, Göteborg, eastern mouth, about 4 m. (coord|57|42|40|N|11|58|7|E|region:SE_type:landmark|name=Götatunneln)
*Mine or tunnel: Zinkgruvan mine, outside Örebro, about 820 m below sea level.

See also

* Extreme points of Europe
* Extreme points of the world
* Geography of Sweden


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