Extreme points of the European Union

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This is a list of the extreme points of the European Union — the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

Contents 1 As of 2007 2 Footnotes 3 Extreme points of EU member states 4 See also

[edit] As of 2007

Entire European Union (including overseas territories formally part of the union)

• Northernmost Point — Nuorgam, Finland
• Southernmost Point — Saint-Joseph, Réunion²
• Westernmost Point — La Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe²
• Easternmost Point — Sainte-Rose, Réunion²
• Altitude — Mont Blanc / Monte Bianco, France / Italy

European Union in Europe (mainland and islands considered part of Europe - including Cyprus which is usually considered to be in Asia)

• Northernmost Point — Nuorgam, Finland
• Southernmost Point — Gavdos, Greece
• Westernmost Point — Fajã Grande, Azores Islands, Portugal
• Easternmost Point — Ayia Napa, Cyprus¹

Mainland European Union (European continent only)

• Northernmost Point — Nuorgam, Finland
• Southernmost Point — Punta de Tarifa, Spain
• Westernmost Point — Cabo da Roca, Portugal
• Easternmost Point — Virmajärvi, Finland (31° 35' 17" E)

Contiguous European Union (mainland of the 21 contiguous member states)

• Northernmost Point — Suurpea, Estonia
• Southernmost Point — Punta de Tarifa, Spain
• Westernmost Point — Cabo da Roca, Portugal
• Easternmost Point — Sulina, Romania (45°09′N 29°40′E)

[edit] Footnotes

¹ Although the whole of Cyprus became part of the European Union on 1 May 2004, EU legislation only applies to the Republic of Cyprus, the Greek southern part of the island. EU legislation is suspended in the internationally unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Northern Cyprus is therefore de facto not part of the EU, but if it is included the easternmost point is Rizokarpason, Cyprus. Cyprus is usually considered to be in Asia, and not Europe with respect to physical geography, although it is certainly culturally European.

² Réunion and Guadeloupe are French départements d'outre-mer, and as such are fully part of France and the EU.

[edit] Extreme points of EU member states

• Extreme points of Austria
• Extreme points of Belgium
• Extreme points of Bulgaria
• Extreme points of Cyprus
• Extreme points of the Czech Republic
• Extreme points of Denmark
• Extreme points of Estonia
• Extreme points of Finland
• Extreme points of France
• Extreme points of Germany
• Extreme points of Greece
• Extreme points of Hungary
• Extreme points of Ireland
• Extreme points of Italy
• Extreme points of Latvia
• Extreme points of Lithuania
• Extreme points of Luxembourg
• Extreme points of Malta
• Extreme points of the Netherlands
• Extreme points of Poland
• Extreme points of Portugal
• Extreme points of Romania
• Extreme points of Slovakia
• Extreme points of Slovenia
• Extreme points of Spain
• Extreme points of Sweden
• Extreme points of the United Kingdom

[edit] See also

• Countries bordering the European Union
• History of the European Union
• Enlargement of the European Union
• Geographic Centre of Europe
• Extreme points of Europe
• Extreme points of the world
• Geography of Europe