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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

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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) Notes
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

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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]
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]
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

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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) Notes
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

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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 Notes
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 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 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 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 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

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  1. ^ a b The notion of westernmost or easternmost points only makes sense until I have made a trip around the world.
  2. ^ 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.