Extreme points of Australia

This is a list of the extreme points of Australia.

Contents

Australia (mainland)

Australia (country, including islands)

Australian Antarctic Territory (not universally recognized)

Extreme points of Australian states


State/territory Northernmost point Southernmost point Easternmost point Westernmost point
Australian Capital Territory Mount Franklin Road
New South Wales , NW of Coolangatta Airport Cape Howe Ball's Pyramid (Cape Byron is
the easternmost point on the mainland)
Western border with South Australia
Northern Territory northern tip of Oxley Island:
Murri Point
southern border with South Australia eastern border with Queensland western border with Western Australia
Queensland Bramble Cay, Torres Strait Dumaresq River near Watsons Crossing Boat Rock, off Point Lookout western border with the Northern Territory
South Australia northern border with the Northern Territory and Queensland Cape Northumberland, on Discovery Bay eastern border with Queensland and New South Wales western border with Western Australia
Tasmania Boundary Islet Bishop and Clerk Islets, near Macquarie Island Judge and Clerk Islets, near Macquarie Island Diamond Rock, off New Year Island near King Island
Tasmania
(excluding Macquarie Island)
Boundary Islet Pedra Branca Gull Rock, off Gull Island near Cape Barren Diamond Rock, off New Year Island near King Island
Victoria NW corner of the state Boundary Islet Cape Howe Western border with South Australia
Western Australia (excluding
Christmas Island)
Cape Londonderry South West Island, near Eclipse Island eastern border with South Australia and the Northern Territory western tip of Dirk Hartog Island


State/territory Highest point Lowest point
Australian Capital Territory Bimberi Peak (1,912 m) Murrumbidgee River (429 m)
New South Wales Mount Kosciuszko (2,228m)
Northern Territory Mount Zeil (1,531 m)
Queensland Mount Bartle Frere (1,622 m)
South Australia Mount Woodroffe (1,435 m) Lake Eyre (-16 m)
Tasmania Mount Ossa (1,614 m)
Victoria Mount Bogong (1,986 m)
Western Australia Mount Meharry (1,249 m) Lake Macleod (-4 m)

See also