Extreme points of Eurasia

Extreme points of Eurasia

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

"Eurasia"

* Northernmost Point — Cape Fligeli, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia
* Southernmost Point — Pamana Island, Indonesiacite book |last=Monk, |first=K.A. |coauthors=Fretes, Y., Reksodiharjo-Lilley, G. |title=The Ecology of Nusa Tenggara and Maluku |publisher=Periplus Editions Ltd. |date=1996 |page=page 7|location=Hong Kong |id=ISBN 962-593-076-0]
* Westernmost Point — Bjargtangar, Iceland ¹
* Easternmost Point — Big Diomede, Russia ²

"Eurasia (mainland)"

* Northernmost Point — Cape Chelyuskin, Russia
* Southernmost Point — Cape Piai, Malaysia
* Westernmost Point — Cabo da Roca, Portugal
* Easternmost Point — Cape Dezhnev, Russia ²

Notes

¹ If the Azores are included as part of Europe, Flores is the westernmost part of the continent.² According to the International Date Line.

See also

* Geography of Europe
* Geography of Asia

* Extreme points of Europe
* Extreme points of Asia
* Extreme points of Afro-Eurasia
* Extreme points of the world


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