This is a list of the extreme points of Europe, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. Europe is sometimes described as stretching from Europa Point (the southernmost point of Gibraltar) to North Cape (the northernmost point of the inshore islands of Europe).
Extreme points of Europe
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Mainland Europe
- Northernmost point — Cape Nordkinn, Norway (71° 08′ 02″ N)
- Southernmost point — Punta de Tarifa, Spain (36° 00′ 00″ N)
- Westernmost point — Cabo da Roca, Portugal (09° 30′ 03″ W)
- Easternmost point — In Russia, an unnamed 535 meter peak at 68° 18′ 50″ E on the far northern Ural Mountains watershed divide, 8.5 km north of the upper Baydarata River's North Fork and 23 km northeast of a 1177 meter peak named Gora Khuuta-Saurey 4
1 If Franz Josef Land is not considered a part of Europe, then the northernmost point would be located at the northern point of Rossoya, Svalbard (81°N).
2 If the Madeira Islands or the Canary Islands are included as part of Europe, they must be considered the southernmost part of the continent.
3 If the Azores are included as part of Europe, Flores is the westernmost part of the continent.
4 Assuming the eastern border of Europe is defined as the Ural River to its source, then the Ural Mountains watershed divide north to the Kara Sea at Kara, Russia.
See also
Extreme points of European countries
