This is a list of the extreme points of Australia.
Contents |
State/territory | Northernmost point | Southernmost point | Easternmost point | Westernmost point |
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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 |
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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) |