- Extreme points of South America
This is a list of the extreme points of
South America , the points that are farthernorth ,south ,east orwest than any other location on thecontinent . The continent's southernmost point is often said to beCape Horn , which is the southernmost point of the coastal Chilean islands.outh America
* Northernmost point:
Punta Gallinas ,Colombia (coord|12|27|30.48|N|71|39|53.02|W|)
* Southernmost point:Águila Islet ,Diego Ramirez Islands ,Chile ¹
* Westernmost point:Darwin Island ,Galápagos Islands ,Ecuador (coord|01|40|43.50|N|92|00|32.96|W|) ²
* Easternmost point: Ilha do Sul, Ilhas Martin Vaz,Brazil (coord|20|28|28|S|28|50|26|W|) ³outh America (mainland)
* Northernmost point:
Punta Gallinas ,Colombia (coord|12|27|30.48|N|71|39|53.02|W|)
* Southernmost point:Cape Froward ,Chile (coord|53|53|46.70|S|71|17|39.53|W|)
* Westernmost point:Punta Pariñas ,Peru (coord|04|40|58.49|S|81|19|43.72|W|)
* Easternmost point:Ponta do Seixas ,Brazil (coord|07|09|19.07|S|34|47|32.98|W|)Center: Northern
Paraguay (coord|20|43|08.11|S|58|03|38.35|W|):¹ If the
South Sandwich Islands are included as part of South America, thenThule Island ,South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is the southernmost point (coord|59|31|50.52|S|27|23|50.69|W|).:² IfEaster Island is included as part of South America, then the nearby islet ofMotu Nui is the westernmost point.:³ If theSouth Sandwich Islands are included as part of South America, thenMontagu Island ,South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is the easternmost point (coord|58|25|00|S|26|23|00|W|).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)Extreme points of South American countries
See also
*
Geography of South America
*Extreme points of the world
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