Extreme points of South America
This is a list of the extreme points of South America, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. The continent's southernmost point is incorrectly often said to be Cape Horn, but Águila Islet of the Diego Ramirez Islands is actually the southernmost point.
Latitude and longitude
Geographic coordinates expressed in WGS 84.
South America
- Northernmost point: Punta Gallinas, Colombia[1] ()
- Southernmost point can be either:
- Westernmost point can be either:
- Easternmost point can be either:
South America (mainland)
Center: 40 km. NWbN of Fuerte Olimpo, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay ()
Altitude
Extreme points of South American countries
Extreme points of South America
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Dependencies and
other territories |
- Aruba
- Bonaire
- Curaçao
- Falkland Islands
- French Guiana
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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See also
References