Extreme points of Iceland

Extreme points of Iceland

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

Iceland (country)

* Northernmost point — Kolbeinsey, Eyjafjörður (coord|67|08|09|N|18|41|03|W|region:IS_type:landmark|name=Kolbeinsey (North))
* Northernmost settlement — Grímsey, Eyjafjörður (coord|66|33|N|18|01|W|region:IS_type:landmark|name=Grímsey (northernmost settlement))
* Southernmost point — Surtsey, Vestmannaeyjar (coord|63|17|N|20|35|W|region:IS_type:landmark|name=Surtsey (South))
* Southernmost settlement (farm) — Garðar, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla (63°24'N, 019°03'W)
* Southernmost settlement (town) — Vík, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla (63°25'N, 019°01'W)
* Westernmost point — Bjargtangar, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla (coord|65|30|N|24|32|W|region:IS_type:landmark|name=Bjargtangar (West))
* Westernmost settlement (farm) — Hvallátur, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla (65°32'N, 024°28'W)
* Westernmost settlement (town) — Patreksfjörður, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla (65°35'N, 023°59'W)
* Easternmost point — Hvalbakur, Suður-Múlasýsla (coord|64|35|N|13|14|W|region:IS_type:landmark|name=Hvalbakur (East))
* Easternmost settlement (farm) — Sandvík, Suður-Múlasýsla (65°06'N, 013°33'W)
* Easternmost settlement (town) — Neskaupstaður (65°09'N, 013°43'W)

Iceland (mainland Iceland)

* Northernmost point — Rifstangi, Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla (66°32'N, 016°12'W)
* Northernmost settlement (farm) — Rif, Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla(66°32'N, 016°12'W)
* Northernmost settlement (town) — Raufarhöfn, Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla (66°27'N, 015°57'W)
* Southernmost point — Kötlutangi, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla (63°23'N, 018°45'W)
* Southernmost settlement (farm) — Garðar, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla (63°24'N, 019°03'W)
* Southernmost settlement (town) — Vík, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla (63°25'N, 019°01'W)
* Westernmost point — Bjargtangar, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla (65°30'N, 024°32'W)
* Westernmost settlement (farm) — Hvallátur, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla (65°32'N, 024°28'W)
* Westernmost settlement (town) — Patreksfjörður, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla (65°35'N, 023°59'W)
* Easternmost point — Gerpir, Suður-Múlasýsla (65°04'N, 013°29'W)
* Easternmost settlement (farm) — Sandvík, Suður-Múlasýsla (65°06'N, 013°33'W)
* Easternmost settlement (town) — Neskaupstaður (65°09'N, 013°43'W)

Altitude

*Hvannadalshnúkur, 2110 m. (coord|64|00|N|16|39|W|region:IS_type:mountain|name=Hvannadalshnúkur (mountain))

ee also

* Geography of Iceland
* Extreme points of the world


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