- Extreme points of Europe
This is a list of the extreme points of Europe, the points that are farther
north ,south ,east orwest than any other location inEurope . The northernmost point of the continent is often incorrectly given as North Cape - actually the second northernmost point of the inshore islands of Europe.Europe
*Northernmost point —
Cape Fligely ,Rudolf Island ,Franz Josef Land ,Russia (81° 48′ 24″ N) [IfFranz Josef Land is not considered a part of Europe, then the northernmost point would be located at the northern point ofRossøya ,Svalbard (81°N).]
*Southernmost point —Gavdos ,Greece (34° 48′ 02″ N)IfMadeira or theCanary Islands are included as part of Europe, they must be considered the southernmost part of the continent.]
*Westernmost point —Monchique Islet (31º 16' 24″ W), west ofFajã Grande , Flores Island,Azores ,Portugal [Fajã Grande (31º 16' 8" W) on Flores is the westernmost village of Europe. If only the part ofAzores on theEurasian plate is included, then Faial (28º 44' W) is the westernmost part of Europe and theCapelinhos volcano its westernmost point.]
*Easternmost point — a cape Flissingskiy (69° 02′ E), nearCape Zhelaniya ,Severny Island ,Novaya Zemlya ,Russia .The center of these extreme points is onSaaremaa Island,Estonia Europe, excluding remote islands
*Northernmost point —
Knivskjellodden ,Norway (71° 11′ 08″ N)
*Southernmost point —Gavdos ,Greece (34° 48′ 02″ N)IfMadeira or theCanary Islands are included as part of Europe, they must be considered the southernmost part of the continent.]
*Westernmost point —Bjargtangar ,Iceland (24° 32′ 03″ W) [If Iceland is considered a remote island, the point would beTearaght Island ,Ireland (10° 40′ W)]
*Easternmost point — In Russia, an unnamed 535 metre peak at 68° 18′ 50″ E on the far northernUral Mountains watershed divide.Mainland Europe
*Northernmost point —
Cape Nordkinn ,Norway (71° 08′ 03″ N)
*Southernmost point —Punta de Tarifa ,Spain (36° 00′ 00″ N)
*Westernmost point —Cabo da Roca ,Portugal (09° 30′ 03″ W)
*Easternmost point — easternmost end of theKomi Republic ,Russia (66° 11′ 57″ E) Assuming the watershed of theUral Mountains as Europe's eastern border.]The centre of these extreme points is at coord|53|34|01.5|N|28|20|57.2|E|type:landmark_region:BY, 15 km north east of
Marina Gorka ,Belarus .(However, according to the definition accepted in Russia and in many other European countries the easternomost 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)ee also
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Geographical centre of Europe
*Extreme points of the European Union
*Geography of Europe
*Extreme points of Eurasia
*Extreme points of Africa-Eurasia
*Extreme points of the world
*The world's most northern city, capital, island etc. (most of them are in Europe)
*List of highest points of European countries Notes
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