User:EBB/Länder/Extreme points

This page lists the extreme points I have visited (standing on land or being on a ship) on the several continents. Antarctica has not yet been visited.
Of course, for these purposes the definitions of the continents are quite important. As there are some difficulties in defining the borders between the continents, the extreme points of the continents visited can be ambiguous. Therefore, sometimes several points are given.

Extreme points in the world overall

The following are the extreme points (in relation to the equator and direction of travel) I have been to (standing on land or being on a ship):

Direction	Place	Date	Position (latitude)	Position (longitude)
Northernmost	off Pyramiden, Svalbard, Norway	May 1, 2019	78° 39' N	16° 31' E
Southernmost	Slope Point, New Zealand	July 22, 2023	46° 41' S	169° 0' E
Westernmost ^{[note 1]}	Horseshoe Bay, Canada	March 21, 2012	49° 23' N	123° 17' W
Easternmost ^{[note 1]}	Two Dollar Beach, Avaio, American Samoa	July 31, 2023	14° 17' S	170° 38' W

Extreme points in the several continents

Continental extreme points which are world extreme points are in bold.

Direction	Place	Date	Position (latitude)	Position (longitude)	Notes
Europe
Northernmost	off Pyramiden, Svalbard, Norway	May 1, 2019	78° 39' N	16° 31' E
Southernmost	Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain	September 15, 2017	27° 44' N	15° 36' W	Applying Council of Europe definition.^{[note 2]}
Southernmost	Malta International Airport, Malta	June 24/26, 2008	35° 50' N	14° 29' E	Applying common geographical definition.
Westernmost	Keflavik, Iceland	March 16, 2012	63° 59' N	22° 36' W
Easternmost	Baku, Azerbaijan	August 13, 2009	40° 24' N	49° 52' E	Applying Council of Europe definition.^{[note 2]}
Easternmost	Kazan Airport, Kazan, Russia	June 25/28, 2018	55° 36' N	49° 17' E	Applying common geographical definition.
Africa
Northernmost	La Marsa, Tunisia	December 23, 2018	36° 53' N	10° 20' E
Southernmost	Cape Agulhas, South Africa	March 8, 2019	34° 50' S	20° 0' E
Westernmost	Sal Airport, Cape Verde	September 26, 2015	16° 43' N	22° 57' W
Easternmost	Île aux Cerfs, Mauritius	March 20, 2019	20° 16' S	57° 48' E
North America
Northernmost	Whistler, British Columbia, Canada	March 21, 2012	50° 7' N	122° 58' W
Southernmost	Río Hato, Antón, Panama	May 11, 2024	8° 20' 42" N	80° 9' W
Westernmost	Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia, Canada	March 21, 2012	49° 23' N	123° 17' W
Easternmost	Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados	May 17, 2023	13° 5' N	59° 29' W
Asia
Northernmost	Astana, Kazakhstan	May 3, 2015	51° 11' N	71° 25' E
Southernmost	Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia	May 30-June 3, 2015	8° 49' S	115° 14' E
Westernmost	Istanbul, Turkey	August 2009	41° 1' N	29° 1' E	Applying common geographical definition.
	Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt	March 20, 2011	27° 58' N	34° 23' E	Applying Council of Europe and Sinai-in-Asia definition.
	Ashkelon, Israel	April 2, 2013	31° 40' N	34° 36' E	Applying Council of Europe and Sinai-in-Africa definition.
Easternmost	Narita International Airport, Japan	May 15, 2016	35° 46' N	140° 23' E
South America
Northernmost	Cartagena de Indias, Colombia	June 3, 2019	10° 27' N	75° 31' W
Southernmost	Montevideo, Uruguay	June 15, 2014	34° 55' S	56° 12' W
Westernmost	Santa Marianita, Manta, Ecuador	May 6, 2024	0° 59' S	80° 50' 47" W
Easternmost	João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil	June 24, 2014	7° 6' S	34° 49' W
Oceania
Northernmost	Fale'ula, Samoa	July 29, 2023	13° 48' S	171° 50' W
Southernmost	Slope Point, New Zealand	July 22, 2023	46° 41' S	169° 0' E
Westernmost	Katoomba, Australia	May 26, 2015	33° 44' S	150° 18' E
Easternmost	Two Dollar Beach, Avaio, American Samoa	July 31, 2023	14° 17' S	170° 38' W

Historical development

Only visits outside of Germany and its longitudes/latitudes are shown. Only the turning point of a trip away from home will be listed.

Date	Place	Position (latitude)	Position (longitude)
Northernmost
May 10/11, 1999	Lyø, Denmark	55° 3' N	10° 9' E
August 6, 2000	North Cape, Norway	71° 10' N	25° 47' E
May 1, 2019	off Pyramiden, Svalbard, Norway	78° 39' N	16° 31' E
Southernmost
October 1983	Morro Jable, Fuerteventura, Spain	28° 2' N	14° 21' W
January 17-27, 2008	Hakuraahuraa, Meemu Atoll, Maldives	2° 51' N	73° 32' E
June 13, 2010	Durban, South Africa	29° 51' S	31° 0' E
October 3, 2010	Santiago de Chile, Chile	33° 32' S	70° 40' W
June 15, 2014	Montevideo, Uruguay	34° 55' S	56° 12' W
July 22, 2023	Slope Point, New Zealand	46° 41' S	169° 0' E
Westernmost
October 1983	Morro Jable, Fuerteventura, Spain	28° 2'	14° 21' W
April 1, 1999	Newark Airport, New Jersey, United States	40° 42' N	74° 11' W
March 24, 2009	Chicago, Illinois, United States	41° 53' N	87° 41' W
March 21, 2012	Horseshoe Bay, Canada	49° 23' N	123° 17' W
Easternmost
1989	Vienna, Austria	48° 12' N	16° 22' E
May 25, 1999	Budapest, Hungary	47° 29' N	19° 3' E
August 3, 2000	Kuopio, Finland	62° 54' N	27° 41' E
March 31, 2001	Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China	31° 9' N	121° 48' E
May 24, 2015	off the coast of Sydney, Australia	33° 48' S	151° 19' E
July 31, 2023	Two Dollar Beach, Avaio, American Samoa	14° 17' S	170° 38' W

Crossing important longitudes/latitudes

A longitude or latitudes is only considered crossed if ground or water has been touched on both sides of the longitude/latitude.

Latitude/longitude	Date	Place	Longitude/latitude
Northerly direction
50° N	1982/1983	near Rheinböllen, Germany	7° 41' E
60° N	July 30, 2000	in the Baltic Sea, on the way from Tallinn, Estonia to Helsinki, Finland	24° 55' E (approx.)
70° N	August 5, 2000	near Lakselv, Norway	24° 57' E
Southerly direction
40° N	October 17, 1983	over central Portugal, on the way from Düsseldorf Airport, Germany to Fuerteventura Airport, Spain	7° 0' W (approx.)
30° N	October 17, 1983	north of Lanzarote over the Atlantic Ocean, on the way from Düsseldorf Airport, Germany to Fuerteventura Airport, Spain	13° 10' W (approx.)
20° N	January 17, 2008	off the coast of Oman, on the way from Frankfurt Airport, Germany to Malé Airport, Maldives	60° 1' E (approx.)
10° N	January 17, 2008	west of Lakshadweep, India, on the way from Frankfurt Airport, Germany to Malé Airport, Maldives	69° 3' E (approx.)
0° N/S	June 11, 2010	over Western Kenya, on the way from Addis Ababa Airport, Ethiopia to Harare Airport, Zimbabwe	34° 36' E (approx.)
10° S		over Western Zambia, on the way from Addis Ababa Airport, Ethiopia to Harare Airport, Zimbabwe	31° 56' E (approx.)
20° S		near Masvingo, Zimbabwe	30° 47' E
30° S	October 1, 2010	west of La Serena, Chile, on the way from Atlanta Airport, United States to Santiago de Chile Airport, Chile	70° 39' W (approx.)
40° S	July 17, 2023	over the Tasman Sea, on the way from Sydney Airport, Australia to Christchurch Airport, New Zealand	166° 57' W (approx.)
Westerly direction
0° W/E	October 17, 1983	over western France, on the way from Düsseldorf Airport, Germany to Fuerteventura Airport, Spain	46° 49' N (approx.)
10° W	October 17, 1983	west of Tangier, Morocco, on the way from Düsseldorf Airport, Germany to Fuerteventura Airport, Spain	35° 52' N (approx.)
20° W	April 1, 1999	over the Atlantic Ocean, on the way from Basel-Mulhouse Airport, France/ Switzerland to Newark Airport, United States	48° 27' N (approx.)
30° W			48° 0' N (approx.)
40° W			47° 10' N (approx.)
50° W		southeast of Newfoundland, Canada, on the way from Basel-Mulhouse Airport, France/ Switzerland to Newark Airport, United States	45° 53' N (approx.)
60° W		south of Nova Scotia, Canada, on the way from Basel-Mulhouse Airport, France/ Switzerland to Newark Airport, United States	44° 5' N (approx.)
70° W		south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, on the way from Basel-Mulhouse Airport, France/ Switzerland to Newark Airport, United States	41° 40' N (approx.)
80° W	February 21, 2009	near Campbellville, Ontario, Canada	43° 29' N
90° W	March 17, 2012	over the western Hudson Bay, Canada, on the way from Keflavik Airport, Iceland to Seattle Airport, United States	57° 4' N (approx.)
100° W		over western Manitoba, Canada, on the way from Keflavik Airport, Iceland to Seattle Airport, United States	54° 45' N (approx.)
110° W		over western Saskatchewan, Canada, on the way from Keflavik Airport, Iceland to Seattle Airport, United States	51° 51' N (approx.)
120° W		over northern Washington, United States, on the way from Keflavik Airport, Iceland to Seattle Airport, United States	48° 21' N (approx.)
Easterly direction
10° E	early December 1982	near Ulm, Germany	48° 27' N
20° E	July 26, 2000	near Mamonovo, Oblast Kaliningrad, Russia	54° 29' N
30° E	March 30/31, 2001	over central Ukraine, on the way from Munich Airport, Germany to Beijing Capital Airport, China	49° 29' N (approx.)
40° E		over western Russia, on the way from Munich Airport, Germany to Beijing Capital Airport, China	49° 42' N (approx.)
50° E		over western Kazakhstan, on the way from Munich Airport, Germany to Beijing Capital Airport, China	49° 35' N (approx.)
60° E			49° 10' N (approx.)
70° E		over central Kazakhstan, on the way from Munich Airport, Germany to Beijing Capital Airport, China	48° 29' N (approx.)
80° E		over eastern Kazakhstan, on the way from Munich Airport, Germany to Beijing Capital Airport, China	47° 22' N (approx.)
90° E		over northwestern China, on the way from Munich Airport, Germany to Beijing Capital Airport, China	45° 56' N (approx.)
100° E		over southern Mongolia, on the way from Munich Airport, Germany to Beijing Capital Airport, China	44° 7' N (approx.)
110° E		over northern China, on the way from Munich Airport, Germany to Beijing Capital Airport, China	41° 49' N (approx.)
120° E	March 31, 2001	over eastern China, on the way from Beijing Capital Airport, China to Shanghai Pudong Airport, China	35° 49' N (approx.)
130° E	May 22, 2015	over the Northern Territory, Australia, on the way from Singapore Airport, Singapore to Sydney Airport, Australia	14° 17' S (approx.)
140° E		over western Queensland, Australia, on the way from Singapore Airport, Singapore to Sydney Airport, Australia	22° 46' S (approx.)
150° E		over eastern New South Wales, Australia, on the way from Singapore Airport, Singapore to Sydney Airport, Australia	32° 43' S (approx.)
160° E	July 17, 2023	over the Tasman Sea, on the way from Sydney Airport, Australia to Christchurch Airport, New Zealand	36° 42' S (approx.)
170° E	July 17, 2023		41° 48' S (approx.)
180° W/E	July 29, 2023	east of Vanua Levu, Fiji, on the way from Nadi Airport, Fiji to Faleolo International Airport, Samoa	16° 15' S (approx.)

Notes

^ ^a ^b The notion of westernmost or easternmost points only makes sense until I have made a trip around the world.
^ ^a ^b The "Council of Europe" definition counts as European all countries that are members of the Council of Europe or that are undoubtedly European (e.g., Belarus). Territories in the vicinity of Europe that can be considered European from a traveller's perspective (e.g., territories that are included in the Schengen Area) count as European.

[West-East-1] The notion of westernmost or easternmost points only makes sense until I have made a trip around the world.

[Europe-2] The "Council of Europe" definition counts as European all countries that are members of the Council of Europe or that are undoubtedly European (e.g., Belarus). Territories in the vicinity of Europe that can be considered European from a traveller's perspective (e.g., territories that are included in the Schengen Area) count as European.

[note 1]

[note 2]