List of extreme points of Lithuania
This is a list of the extreme points of Lithuania: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location, as well as the highest and lowest points.
Latitude and longitude
[edit]- Northern point: near former Lemkinė village on the shores of Nemunėlis in the Biržai district municipality[1] 56°27′1″N 24°53′05″E / 56.45028°N 24.88472°E
- Southern point: in the Varėna district municipality, in uninhabitable forest area, cadastrally belonging to village Musteika.[2] 53°53′48″N 24°21′07″E / 53.89667°N 24.35194°E The southernmost habitable place is in the village Ašašninkai, so called fraction Plaskiniškės.[3]53°55′51″N 24°17′14″E / 53.93083°N 24.28722°E
- Eastern point: near Vosiūnai village in the Ignalina district municipality[2] 55°17′08″N 26°50′08″E / 55.28556°N 26.83556°E
- Western point: Nida 55°16′51″N 20°57′18″E / 55.28083°N 20.95500°E
Altitude
[edit]- Lowest point: Rusnė Island (-.27 m)[4]
- Highest point: Aukštojas Hill (294 m)[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Iš Lietuvos geografijos abėcėlės Archived 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Tolimiausi Lietuvos taškai". www.angelfire.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Gudavičius, Henrikas (2018). Klaidžioja kažkas prie Krūčiaus (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Aštuntoji diena. pp. 471–472.
- ^ a b Lietuvos geografiniai ekstremumai
