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
[edit]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, ![]() |
May 1, 2019 | 78° 39' N | 16° 31' E | |
Southernmost | Slope Point, ![]() |
July 22, 2023 | 46° 41' S | 169° 0' E | |
Westernmost [note 1] | Horseshoe Bay, ![]() |
March 21, 2012 | 49° 23' N | 123° 17' W | |
Easternmost [note 1] | Two Dollar Beach, Avaio, ![]() |
July 31, 2023 | 14° 17' S | 170° 38' W |
Extreme points in the several continents
[edit]Continental extreme points which are world extreme points are in bold.
Direction | Place | Date | Position (latitude) | Position (longitude) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Europe | |||||
Northernmost | off Pyramiden, Svalbard, ![]() |
May 1, 2019 | 78° 39' N | 16° 31' E | |
Southernmost | Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, ![]() |
September 15, 2017 | 27° 44' N | 15° 36' W | Applying Council of Europe definition.[note 2] |
Malta International Airport, ![]() |
June 24/26, 2008 | 35° 50' N | 14° 29' E | Applying common geographical definition. | |
Westernmost | Keflavik, ![]() |
March 16, 2012 | 63° 59' N | 22° 36' W | |
Easternmost | Baku, ![]() |
August 13, 2009 | 40° 24' N | 49° 52' E | Applying Council of Europe definition.[note 2] |
Kazan Airport, Kazan, ![]() |
June 25/28, 2018 | 55° 36' N | 49° 17' E | Applying common geographical definition. | |
Africa | |||||
Northernmost | La Marsa, ![]() |
December 23, 2018 | 36° 53' N | 10° 20' E | |
Southernmost | Cape Agulhas, ![]() |
March 8, 2019 | 34° 50' S | 20° 0' E | |
Westernmost | Sal Airport, ![]() |
September 26, 2015 | 16° 43' N | 22° 57' W | |
Easternmost | Île aux Cerfs, ![]() |
March 20, 2019 | 20° 16' S | 57° 48' E | |
North America | |||||
Northernmost | Whistler, British Columbia, ![]() |
March 21, 2012 | 50° 7' N | 122° 58' W | |
Southernmost | Río Hato, Antón, ![]() |
May 11, 2024 | 8° 20' 42" N | 80° 9' W | |
Westernmost | Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia, ![]() |
March 21, 2012 | 49° 23' N | 123° 17' W | |
Easternmost | Grantley Adams International Airport, ![]() |
May 17, 2023 | 13° 5' N | 59° 29' W | |
Asia | |||||
Northernmost | Astana, ![]() |
May 3, 2015 | 51° 11' N | 71° 25' E | |
Southernmost | Nusa Dua, Bali, ![]() |
May 30-June 3, 2015 | 8° 49' S | 115° 14' E | |
Westernmost | Istanbul, ![]() |
August 2009 | 41° 1' N | 29° 1' E | Applying common geographical definition. |
Sharm-el-Sheikh, ![]() |
March 20, 2011 | 27° 58' N | 34° 23' E | Applying Council of Europe and Sinai-in-Asia definition. | |
Ashkelon, ![]() |
April 2, 2013 | 31° 40' N | 34° 36' E | Applying Council of Europe and Sinai-in-Africa definition. | |
Easternmost | Narita International Airport, ![]() |
May 15, 2016 | 35° 46' N | 140° 23' E | |
South America | |||||
Northernmost | Cartagena de Indias, ![]() |
June 3, 2019 | 10° 27' N | 75° 31' W | |
Southernmost | Montevideo, ![]() |
June 15, 2014 | 34° 55' S | 56° 12' W | |
Westernmost | Santa Marianita, Manta, ![]() |
May 6, 2024 | 0° 59' S | 80° 50' 47" W | |
Easternmost | João Pessoa, Paraíba, ![]() |
June 24, 2014 | 7° 6' S | 34° 49' W | |
Oceania | |||||
Northernmost | Fale'ula, ![]() |
July 29, 2023 | 13° 48' S | 171° 50' W | |
Southernmost | Slope Point, ![]() |
July 22, 2023 | 46° 41' S | 169° 0' E | |
Westernmost | Katoomba, ![]() |
May 26, 2015 | 33° 44' S | 150° 18' E | |
Easternmost | Two Dollar Beach, Avaio, ![]() |
July 31, 2023 | 14° 17' S | 170° 38' W |
Historical development
[edit]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 |
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Northernmost | ||||
May 10/11, 1999 | Lyø, ![]() |
55° 3' N | 10° 9' E | |
August 6, 2000 | North Cape, ![]() |
71° 10' N | 25° 47' E | |
May 1, 2019 | off Pyramiden, Svalbard, ![]() |
78° 39' N | 16° 31' E | |
Southernmost | ||||
October 1983 | Morro Jable, Fuerteventura, ![]() |
28° 2' N | 14° 21' W | |
January 17-27, 2008 | Hakuraahuraa, Meemu Atoll, ![]() |
2° 51' N | 73° 32' E | |
June 13, 2010 | Durban, ![]() |
29° 51' S | 31° 0' E | |
October 3, 2010 | Santiago de Chile, ![]() |
33° 32' S | 70° 40' W | |
June 15, 2014 | Montevideo, ![]() |
34° 55' S | 56° 12' W | |
July 22, 2023 | Slope Point, ![]() |
46° 41' S | 169° 0' E | |
Westernmost | ||||
October 1983 | Morro Jable, Fuerteventura, ![]() |
28° 2' | 14° 21' W | |
April 1, 1999 | Newark Airport, New Jersey, ![]() |
40° 42' N | 74° 11' W | |
March 24, 2009 | Chicago, Illinois, ![]() |
41° 53' N | 87° 41' W | |
March 21, 2012 | Horseshoe Bay, ![]() |
49° 23' N | 123° 17' W | |
Easternmost | ||||
1989 | Vienna, ![]() |
48° 12' N | 16° 22' E | |
May 25, 1999 | Budapest, ![]() |
47° 29' N | 19° 3' E | |
August 3, 2000 | Kuopio, ![]() |
62° 54' N | 27° 41' E | |
March 31, 2001 | Shanghai Pudong International Airport, ![]() |
31° 9' N | 121° 48' E | |
May 24, 2015 | off the coast of Sydney, ![]() |
33° 48' S | 151° 19' E | |
July 31, 2023 | Two Dollar Beach, Avaio, ![]() |
14° 17' S | 170° 38' W |
Crossing important longitudes/latitudes
[edit]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 |
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Northerly direction | ||||
50° N | 1982/1983 | near Rheinböllen, ![]() |
7° 41' E | |
60° N | July 30, 2000 | in the Baltic Sea, on the way from Tallinn, ![]() ![]() |
24° 55' E (approx.) | |
70° N | August 5, 2000 | near Lakselv, ![]() |
24° 57' E | |
Southerly direction | ||||
40° N | October 17, 1983 | over central Portugal, on the way from Düsseldorf Airport, ![]() ![]() |
7° 0' W (approx.) | |
30° N | north of Lanzarote over the Atlantic Ocean, on the way from Düsseldorf Airport, ![]() ![]() |
13° 10' W (approx.) | ||
20° N | January 17, 2008 | off the coast of Oman, on the way from Frankfurt Airport, ![]() ![]() |
60° 1' E (approx.) | |
10° N | west of Lakshadweep, India, on the way from Frankfurt Airport, ![]() ![]() |
69° 3' E (approx.) | ||
0° N/S | June 11, 2010 | over Western Kenya, on the way from Addis Ababa Airport, ![]() ![]() |
34° 36' E (approx.) | |
10° S | over Western Zambia, on the way from Addis Ababa Airport, ![]() ![]() |
31° 56' E (approx.) | ||
20° S | near Masvingo, ![]() |
30° 47' E | ||
30° S | October 1, 2010 | west of La Serena, Chile, on the way from Atlanta Airport, ![]() ![]() |
70° 39' W (approx.) | |
40° S | July 17, 2023 | over the Tasman Sea, on the way from Sydney Airport, ![]() ![]() |
166° 57' W (approx.) | |
Westerly direction | ||||
0° W/E | October 17, 1983 | over western France, on the way from Düsseldorf Airport, ![]() ![]() |
46° 49' N (approx.) | |
10° W | west of Tangier, Morocco, on the way from Düsseldorf Airport, ![]() ![]() |
35° 52' N (approx.) | ||
20° W | April 1, 1999 | over the Atlantic Ocean, on the way from Basel-Mulhouse Airport, ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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, ![]() ![]() ![]() |
45° 53' N (approx.) | ||
60° W | south of Nova Scotia, Canada, on the way from Basel-Mulhouse Airport, ![]() ![]() ![]() |
44° 5' N (approx.) | ||
70° W | south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, on the way from Basel-Mulhouse Airport, ![]() ![]() ![]() |
41° 40' N (approx.) | ||
80° W | February 21, 2009 | near Campbellville, Ontario, ![]() |
43° 29' N | |
90° W | March 17, 2012 | over the western Hudson Bay, Canada, on the way from Keflavik Airport, ![]() ![]() |
57° 4' N (approx.) | |
100° W | over western Manitoba, Canada, on the way from Keflavik Airport, ![]() ![]() |
54° 45' N (approx.) | ||
110° W | over western Saskatchewan, Canada, on the way from Keflavik Airport, ![]() ![]() |
51° 51' N (approx.) | ||
120° W | over northern Washington, United States, on the way from Keflavik Airport, ![]() ![]() |
48° 21' N (approx.) | ||
Easterly direction | ||||
10° E | early December 1982 | near Ulm, ![]() |
48° 27' N | |
20° E | July 26, 2000 | near Mamonovo, Oblast Kaliningrad, ![]() |
54° 29' N | |
30° E | March 30/31, 2001 | over central Ukraine, on the way from Munich Airport, ![]() ![]() |
49° 29' N (approx.) | |
40° E | over western Russia, on the way from Munich Airport, ![]() ![]() |
49° 42' N (approx.) | ||
50° E | over western Kazakhstan, on the way from Munich Airport, ![]() ![]() |
49° 35' N (approx.) | ||
60° E | 49° 10' N (approx.) | |||
70° E | over central Kazakhstan, on the way from Munich Airport, ![]() ![]() |
48° 29' N (approx.) | ||
80° E | over eastern Kazakhstan, on the way from Munich Airport, ![]() ![]() |
47° 22' N (approx.) | ||
90° E | over northwestern China, on the way from Munich Airport, ![]() ![]() |
45° 56' N (approx.) | ||
100° E | over southern Mongolia, on the way from Munich Airport, ![]() ![]() |
44° 7' N (approx.) | ||
110° E | over northern China, on the way from Munich Airport, ![]() ![]() |
41° 49' N (approx.) | ||
120° E | March 31, 2001 | over eastern China, on the way from Beijing Capital Airport, ![]() ![]() |
35° 49' N (approx.) | |
130° E | May 22, 2015 | over the Northern Territory, Australia, on the way from Singapore Airport, ![]() ![]() |
14° 17' S (approx.) | |
140° E | over western Queensland, Australia, on the way from Singapore Airport, ![]() ![]() |
22° 46' S (approx.) | ||
150° E | over eastern New South Wales, Australia, on the way from Singapore Airport, ![]() ![]() |
32° 43' S (approx.) | ||
160° E | July 17, 2023 | over the Tasman Sea, on the way from Sydney Airport, ![]() ![]() |
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, ![]() ![]() |
16° 15' S (approx.) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.