Extreme points of Bulgaria
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This is a list of the extreme points of the Republic of Bulgaria, the points that are farther north, south, east or west, higher or lower than any other location on the territory of the state.
[edit] Latitude and longitude
- Northernmost point — Timok Mouth (44°13'N), Vidin Province. This is the point where the Timok flows into the Danube.
- Southernmost point — Mount Veykata (41°14'N), Kardzhali Province. The mount is located in the Eastern Rhodopes, in the Gyumyurdzhinski Snezhnik area.
- Easternmost point — Cape Shabla (28°36'E), Dobrich Province. On the Black Sea, east of the town of Shabla.
- Westernmost point — Mount Shulep Kamak (22°21'E), Kyustendil Province. This is the point where the borders of Serbia, Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria meet. Mount Kitka is incorrectly considered to be the westernmost point by some, but it is actually located southeast from Mount Shulep Kamak.
[edit] Altitude
- Highest point — Mount Musala (2,925.4 m, 9,598 ft), Rila Mountain, Sofia Province. Mount Musala is also the highest point of the Balkans.
- Lowest point — Black Sea (0 m)
[edit] See also
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