Extreme points of Norway
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This is a list of the extreme points of Norway, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Norway
- Northernmost Point — Rossøya, Svalbard (80° 49′44″ N)
- Southernmost Point — Bouvetøya, South Atlantic Ocean (54° 26′S)
- Westernmost Point — Hoybergodden, Jan Mayen (9° 04′39″ W)
- Easternmost Point — Kræmerpynten on Kvitøya, Svalbard (33° 30′59″ E)
Note that Queen Maud Land is further south, west and east, but not recognised as Norwegian.
Norway proper (excluding Svalbard, Jan Mayen and Bouvetøya)
- Northernmost Point — Knivskjellodden, municipality of Nordkapp, Finnmark (71° 11′08″ N)
- Southernmost Point — Pysen, municipality of Mandal, Vest-Agder (57° 57′31″ N)
- Westernmost Point — Holmebåen municipality of Solund, Sogn og Fjordane (4° 29′57″ E)
- Easternmost Point — Hornøya, municipality of Vardø, Finnmark (31°10′7″ E)
Norway (mainland)
- Northernmost Point — Cape Nordkinn, municipality of Gamvik, Finnmark (71° 08′02″ N)
- Southernmost Point — Odden, municipality of Mandal, Vest-Agder
- A canal was built in 2007 across the Lindesnes peninsula, making it an island.
- Before that the Lindesnes, municipality of Lindesnes, Vest-Agder was the southernmost point
- Westernmost Point — Vardetangen, municipality of Austrheim, Hordaland
- Easternmost Point — Kibergneset, municipality of Vardø, Finnmark
[edit] Altitude
- Highest: Galdhøpiggen, municipality of Lom, Oppland, 2,469 m (8,100 ft).
- Lowest fully natural: Sea level.
- Lowest public tunnel: Eiksund tunnel, several municipalities, Møre og Romsdal, 287 m (942 ft) below sea level, world's deepest undersea tunnel.
- Lowest mine: Killingdal, municipality of Holtålen, Sør-Trøndelag, more than 500 m (1,640 ft) below sea level.
[edit] See also
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