Extreme points of Europe - Definition

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).

Europe

• Northernmost Point — Rossoya, Svalbard (81°N)
• Southernmost Point — Gavdos, Greece (34°50'N)
• Westernmost Point — Bjargtangar, Iceland (24°32'W) ¹
• Easternmost Point — Cape Zhelaniya, Severny, Novaya Zemlya, Russia (68°33'E) ²

Europe (mainland)

• Northernmost Point — Cape Nordkinn, Norway (71°10'N)
• Southernmost Point — Punta de Tarifa, Spain (36°01'N)
• Westernmost Point — Cabo da Roca, Portugal (9°30'W)
• Easternmost Point — Ural Mountains near Salekhard, Russia ²

¹ If the Azores are included as part of Europe, Flores is the westernmost part of the continent.

² The eastern border of Europe is arbitrarily defined and is subject to many differing interpretations.

Extreme points of European countries

• Extreme points of Belgium
• Extreme points of France
• Extreme points of Germany
• Extreme points of Iceland
• Extreme points of Ireland
• Extreme points of the Netherlands
• Extreme points of Norway
• Extreme points of Poland
• Extreme points of Portugal
• Extreme points of Russia
• Extreme points of Spain
• Extreme points of the United Kingdom

• Extreme points of the European Union

See also

• Geography of Europe
• Geographic centre of Europe

• Extreme points of Eurasia
• Extreme points of Africa-Eurasia
• Extreme points of the world