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This is a list of countries by easternmost point on land (dependent territories included). The order does not always reflect how close a country's territory is to the 180th meridian . Russia, Fiji, and Antarctica are notable exceptions because the 180th meridian passes through them.
Cape Spear (French: Cap d'Espoir) is a headland located on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland near St. John's in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.At a longitude of 52°37' W, it is the easternmost point in Canada and North America, excluding Greenland.
The easternmost and westernmost points on Earth, based on the east–west standard for describing longitude, can be found anywhere along the 180th meridian, which passes through the Arctic, Pacific, and Southern Oceans, as well as parts of Siberia (including Wrangel Island), Antarctica, and three islands of Fiji (Vanua Levu's eastern peninsula, the middle of Taveuni, and the western part of ...
However, if the border between east and west is defined by the 180th meridian, the westernmost point is the West Point of Amatignak Island, as Attu Island is in the Eastern Hemisphere Easternmost point — Nordostrundingen , Greenland 81°26′25″N 11°29′22″W / 81.44028°N 11.48944°W / 81.44028; -11.48944 ( Nordostrundingen
The 180th meridian, on the opposite side of the globe, is therefore the easternmost and westernmost place in the world. Another method is to use the International Date Line as the easternmost–westernmost extreme. On the equinox, the easternmost place would be where the day first begins, and the westernmost is where the day last ends.
This is the southernmost point of a small island connected to the coast by a causeway in 1808, so no longer an island. If manmade land is not accepted, the continental southernmost point is located slightly more to the North at 36°00'25"N. Westernmost point. Cabo da Roca, Portugal (9°29'56.44 W). [1] [note 1] Easternmost point. The ...
Northernmost point of land in Canada. (The northernmost water/ice point is the North Pole) Stag Island's southern point [1: Easternmost point of Ellesmere Island, 27km south east of Alert, 82°19'06.9"N 61°06'01.1"W
Lowest point on dry land: — The shore of the Dead Sea, Palestine and Jordan, 418 m (1,371 ft) below sea level. See List of places on land with elevations below sea level . Farthest from the ocean: — A place near Hoxtolgay in China ( 46°17′N 86°40′E / 46.283°N 86.667°E / 46.283; 86.667 ( Continental Pole of ...