:Extreme points of Asia

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This is a list of the extreme points of Asia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent.

Asia

Asia (mainland)

  • Northernmost Point — Cape Chelyuskin, Russia (77°43'N)
  • Southernmost Point — Tanjung Piai, Malaysia (1°16'N){{cite book|author1=Frédéric Durand|author2=Richard Curtis|title=Maps of Malaysia and Borneo: Discovery, Statehood and Progress|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d-BUAgAAQBAJ|date=28 February 2014|publisher=Editions Didier Millet|isbn=978-967-10617-3-2}}
  • Westernmost Point — Cape Baba, Turkey (26°4'E)
  • Easternmost Point
  • By longitude: 180th meridian (180°E)
  • On a continuous eastbound path: Cape Dezhnev (East Cape), Russia (169°40'W)³

See also

Notes

² The Turkish islands in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas are considered part of Europe.

³ The 180th meridian passes through Asia, meaning that these points are in the Western Hemisphere.

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