Extreme points of South America

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This is a list of the extreme points of South America, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. The continent's southernmost point is often said to be Cape Horn, which is the southernmost point of the coastal Chilean islands.

Contents 1 Latitude and longitude 1.1 South America 1.2 South America (mainland) 2 Altitude 3 Extreme points of South American countries 4 See also

[edit] Latitude and longitude

Geographic coordinates expressed in WGS 84.

[edit] South America

• Northernmost point: Punta Gallinas, Colombia (12°27′31″N 71°40′8″W / 12.45861°N 71.66889°W / 12.45861; -71.66889)
• Southernmost point can be either:
  • Águila Islet, Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile (56°32′16″S 68°43′10″W / 56.53778°S 68.71944°W / -56.53778; -68.71944), or, if the South Sandwich Islands are included as part of South America:
  • Cook Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (59°29′20″S 27°8′40″W / 59.48889°S 27.14444°W / -59.48889; -27.14444)
• Westernmost point can be either:
  • Darwin Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (01°40′44″N 92°00′33″W / 1.67889°N 92.00917°W / 1.67889; -92.00917), or, if Easter Island is included as part of South America:
  • Motu Nui (27°12′4″S 109°27′18″W / 27.20111°S 109.455°W / -27.20111; -109.455)
• Easternmost point can be either:
  • Ilha do Sul, Trindade and Martim Vaz, Brazil (20°29′50″S 28°50′51″W / 20.49722°S 28.8475°W / -20.49722; -28.8475), or, if the South Sandwich Islands are included as part of South America:
  • Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (58°30′43″S 26°16′7″W / 58.51194°S 26.26861°W / -58.51194; -26.26861)

[edit] South America (mainland)

• Northernmost point: Punta Gallinas, Colombia (12°27′31″N 71°40′8″W / 12.45861°N 71.66889°W / 12.45861; -71.66889)
• Southernmost point: Cape Froward, Chile (53°53′47″S 71°17′40″W / 53.89639°S 71.29444°W / -53.89639; -71.29444)
• Westernmost point: Punta Pariñas, Peru (4°40′58″S 81°19′43″W / 4.68278°S 81.32861°W / -4.68278; -81.32861)
• Easternmost point: Ponta do Seixas, Brazil (7°9′19″S 34°47′35″W / 7.15528°S 34.79306°W / -7.15528; -34.79306)

Center: 40 km. NWbN of Fuerte Olimpo, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay (20°43′8″S 58°3′39″W / 20.71889°S 58.06083°W / -20.71889; -58.06083)

[edit] Altitude

• Highest point: Aconcagua, Mendoza Province, Argentina at 6,962 m (32°39′00″S 70°14′00″W / 32.65°S 70.2333333°W / -32.65; -70.2333333 (Aconcagua (highest))).
• Lowest point: Laguna del Carbón, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina at -105 m (49°35′00″S 68°21′00″W / 49.5833333°S 68.35°W / -49.5833333; -68.35 (Laguna del Carbón (lowest))).

[edit] Extreme points of South American countries

v • d • e Extreme points of South America Sovereign states Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama1 · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago1 · Uruguay · Venezuela Dependencies Aruba1 / Netherlands Antilles1 (Netherlands) · Falkland Islands / South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) 2 · French Guiana (France) 1 Territories also in or commonly considered to be part of North America and/or Central America.  2 Territories also in or commonly considered to be part of Antarctica.

[edit] See also

• Geography of South America
• Extreme points of the world