Extreme points of Portugal

Extreme points of Portugal

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

"Portugal"

* Northernmost Point — village of Cevide, "freguesia" of Cristoval, municipality of Melgaço, "distrito" of Viana do Castelo
* Southernmost Point — Ponta do Sul, Fora Islet (Ilhéu de Fora), Savage Islands, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
* Westernmost Point — "freguesia" of Fajã Grande, municipality of Lajes das Flores, Flores Island, Azores
* Easternmost Point — "freguesia" of Paradela, municipality of Miranda do Douro, "distrito" of Bragança
* Highest Point — Mount Pico (Montanha do Pico), Pico Island, Azores; height: 2,351 m

"Portugal (mainland)"

* Northernmost Point — village of Cevide, "freguesia" of Cristoval, municipality of Melgaço, "distrito" of Viana do Castelo
* Southernmost Point — Cabo de Santa Maria, "freguesia" of Sé, municipality and " distrito" of Faro, in the Algarve
* Westernmost Point — Cabo da Roca, "freguesia" of Colares, municipality of Sintra, "distrito" of Lisbon (also the westernmost point of continental Europe)
* Easternmost Point — "freguesia" of Paradela, municipality of Miranda do Douro, "distrito" of Bragança
* Highest Point — Torre, municipality of Seia, "distrito" of Guarda, in the Serra da Estrela mountains; height: 1,993 m

ee also

* Geography of Portugal
* Extreme points of the world


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