List of extreme points of Denmark
This is a list of the extreme points of Denmark: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Latitude and longitude
[edit]Jutland Peninsula
[edit]This includes only land on the Jutland peninsula – land that is part of mainland Europe:
- North : Skagen, North Jutland County (57°45′9″N 10°37′1″E / 57.75250°N 10.61694°E)[1]
- South : Padborg, South Jutland County (54°48′N 9°21′E / 54.800°N 9.350°E)[1]
- West : Blåvandshuk, Ribe County (55°33′45″N 8°4′21″E / 55.56250°N 8.07250°E)[1]
- East : Grenå, Aarhus County (56°26′33″N 10°57′32″E / 56.44250°N 10.95889°E)[1]
Following a flood in 1825, the northernmost part of Jutland is actually an island.[2]
Denmark proper
[edit]This includes only land in the European Union, also called Denmark proper, excluding Greenland and the Faroe Islands which are considered separate countries:
- North : Skagen, North Jutland County (57°45′9″N 10°37′1″E / 57.75250°N 10.61694°E)[1]
- South : Gedser, Falster[1]
- West : Blåvandshuk, Ribe County (55°33′45″N 8°4′21″E / 55.56250°N 8.07250°E)[1]
- East : Østerskær, Christiansø (55°19′06″N 15°11′50″E / 55.31833°N 15.19722°E)[1]
All territories
[edit]Danish territory includes the island of Kaffeklubben, the northernmost permanent piece of land on earth.[3] There are several temporary gravel banks marginally further north, such as Oodaaq, but these are not included here.
- North : Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland (83°39′45″N 30°36′50″W / 83.66250°N 30.61389°W)[3]
- South : Gedser, Falster[1]
- West : Cape Alexander, Greenland[1]
- East : Østerskær, Christiansø (55°19′06″N 15°11′50″E / 55.31833°N 15.19722°E)[1]
Gedser is also the southernmost point of Scandinavia and the Nordic countries.[1]
Altitude
[edit]- Maximum :
- Minimum : Lammefjord, −7 m (−23 ft)[1]
See also
[edit]- Extreme points of Europe
- Extreme points of Earth
- Geography of Denmark
- Extreme points of the Faroe Islands
- Geography of Greenland#Extreme points
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "The Most Extreme Points Of Denmark". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Marsh, George Perkins (1885). The Earth as Modified by Human Action. C. Scribner's sons. p. 56.
- ^ a b "The Northernmost Points Of The Northernmost Countries In The World". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-27.