Extreme points of Mexico
Appearance
This is a list of the extreme coordinates of Mexico, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
- Easternmost point: 86° 42' 36" W longitude, southeast tip of Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo.
- Westernmost point: 118° 22' 00" W longitude, Roca Elefante at Isla de Guadalupe, in the Pacific Ocean.
- Northernmost point: 32° 43' 06" N latitude Monumento 206, near Los Algodones, Baja California, at the United States border.
- Southernmost point: 14° 32' 27" N latitude, mouth of Suchiate River, border with Guatemala, in Suchiate, Chiapas.
Elevation
[edit]- Highest elevation point: Pico de Orizaba; (Volcán Citlaltépetl)[note 1][1] 5,636 metres (18,491 ft) 19°01′48″N 97°16′12″W / 19.03000°N 97.27000°W
- Lowest elevation point: Laguna Salada, Baja California at −10 metres (−33 ft)
Transportation
[edit]- Northernmost airport: Mexicali International Airport in Mexicali Municipality, Baja California 32°37′50″N 115°14′29″W / 32.63056°N 115.24139°W
- Southernmost airport: Tapachula International Airport in Tapachula Municipality, Chiapas 14°47′40″N 92°22′12″W / 14.79444°N 92.37000°W
- Westernmost airport: Tijuana International Airport in Tijuana Municipality, Baja California 32°32′27″N 116°58′12″W / 32.54083°N 116.97000°W
- Easternmost airport: Cancun International Airport in Benito Juárez Municipality, Quintana Roo 21°2′12″N 86°52′37″W / 21.03667°N 86.87694°W
See also
[edit]- Geography of Mexico
- Extreme points of the Earth
Notes
[edit]- ^ Pico de Orizaba is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, and all of Mexico
References
[edit]- ^ "Pico de Orizaba". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
External links
[edit]- INEGI including a map of these coordinates (Spanish).