Extreme points of Asia
This is a list of theextreme points of Asia,the points that are farthernorth,south,eastorwestthan any other location on thecontinent.
Asia
- Northernmost Point —Cape Fligely,Prince Rudolf Island,Franz Josef Land,Russia(81°52'N)
- Franz Josef Land is near the ill-definedborder between Europe and Asia
- if it is not considered a part of Asia, then the northernmost point isArctic Cape,Komsomolets Island(81°17'N)
- Southernmost Point —Pamana Island,Indonesia(11°00'S)
- WhenCocos (Keeling) Islandsincluded as part ofSoutheast Asia,thenSouth Island(12°04'S)
- Westernmost Point —Cape Baba,Turkey(26°4'E)²
- if the offshore Greek islands (North Aegean IslandsandDodecanese Islands), then the westernmost point is Skokia Island,Greece,a small island off the coast ofAntipsara Island(25°29'E)
- Easternmost Point —Big Diomede,Russia(169°03'W)³
Asia (mainland)
- Northernmost Point —Cape Chelyuskin,Russia(77°43'N)
- Southernmost Point —Tanjung Piai,Malaysia(1°16'N)[1]
- Westernmost Point —Cape Baba,Turkey(26°4'E)
- Easternmost Point —Cape Dezhnev(East Cape),Russia(169°40'W)³
See also[edit]
- Geography of Asia
- Extreme points of the world
- Extreme points of Eurasia
- Extreme points of Afghanistan
- Extreme points of Bangladesh
- Extreme points of China
- Extreme points of Hong Kong
- Extreme points of India
- Extreme points of Indonesia
- Extreme points of Japan
- Extreme points of Jordan
- Extreme points of South Korea
- Extreme points of Mongolia
- Extreme points of Pakistan
- Extreme points of the Philippines
- Extreme points of Russia
- Extreme points of Singapore
- Extreme points of Taiwan
Notes[edit]
² TheTurkishislands in theAegeanandMediterranean Seasare considered part of Europe.
³ The180th meridianpasses through Asia, meaning that these points are in theWestern Hemisphere.
References[edit]
- ^Frédéric Durand; Richard Curtis (28 February 2014).Maps of Malaysia and Borneo: Discovery, Statehood and Progress.Editions Didier Millet.ISBN978-967-10617-3-2.