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La Restinga on the island of El Hierro (27°45′N) in the Spanish Canary Islands is yet further south and could be considered politically, though not physiographically as part of Europe. Westernmost point. Monchique Islet, Azores Islands, Portugal (31° 16′ 30″ W) (If considered part of Europe, though it sits on the North American Plate).
The location of the geographical centre of Europe depends on the definition of the borders of Europe, mainly whether remote islands are included to define the extreme points of Europe, and on the method of calculating the final result. Thus, several places claim to host this hypothetical centre.
West: Pointe du Canonnier, Saint-Martin, France (63° 08′ W) East: Pointe des Cascades, Sainte-Rose, Réunion, [1] France (55° 50′ 11″ E) Note that most overseas territories of EU member countries are not part of the European Union, and therefore do not count here.
Satellite image of Europe by night 1916 physical map of Europe Topography of Europe. Some geographical texts refer to a Eurasian continent given that Europe is not surrounded by sea and its southeastern border has always been variously defined for centuries. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands.
This is a list of lists of places considered the most extreme by virtue of meeting some superlative geographical or physical criterion – e.g. farthest, highest, lowest, greatest, or least. Earth [ edit ]
List of countries by easternmost point; List of countries by northernmost point; List of countries by southernmost point; List of countries by westernmost point; List of capital cities by elevation; List of highest large cities; List of highest towns by country; List of highest railways by country *
The map shows the world’s most significant “climate anomalies,” or weather events that were unexpected for this time of year. Selected significant climate and weather extremes in February ...
The mainland Europe geographical midpoint has nonsensical definition in the article (see Extreme points of Europe#Mainland Europe): The geographical midpoint equidistant to these extreme points (if 66° 11′ 57″ E is used as easternmost point) is at 53°34′01.5″N 28°20′57.2″E / 53.567083°N 28.349222°E / 53.567083; 28. ...