Extreme points of the Philippines#Cities
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This is a list of points in the Philippines that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location in the country. Also included are extreme points in elevation, extreme distances, and other points of geographic interest.
Republic Act No. 9522 of 2009,{{cite web |title=Republic Act No. 9522 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2009/03/10/republic-act-no-9522/ |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |access-date=February 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814224650/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2009/03/10/republic-act-no-9522/ |archive-date=August 14, 2018}} defines the archipelagic baselines of the Philippines.
Location points
- Northernmost point:{{Cite web |title=Mavulis Island - The Northernmost Island of the Philippines |url=http://www.travelventours.com/1/post/2017/01/the-northernmost-island-of-the-philippines-mavulis-island.html |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=JAB TRAVEL VENTOURS |language=en}} Mavulis (Y'Ami) Island, Itbayat, Batanes {{Coord|21|7|18.41|N|121|56|48.79|E|region:PH_type:isle}}
- Southernmost point:{{Cite web |title=Frances Reef reef(s), Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines |url=https://ph.geoview.info/frances_reef,1713570 |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=ph.geoview.info}} Frances Reef, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi {{Coord|4|24|53.84|N|119|14|50.71|E|region:PH_type:isle}}
- Southernmost island:{{Cite web |date=2020-06-10 |title=Saluag Island is a Paradise in Southernmost Philippines - Travel to the Philippines |url=http://www.traveltothephilippines.info/2020/06/10/saluag-island-is-a-paradise-in-southernmost-philippines/,%20http://www.traveltothephilippines.info/2020/06/10/saluag-island-is-a-paradise-in-southernmost-philippines/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |language=en-US}} Saluag Island, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi {{Coord|4|35|14.0|N|119|27|59.1|E|region:PH_type:isle}}
- Easternmost point:{{Cite web |date=2017-03-24 |title=Pusan Point: Where the Sun Rises First in the Philippines |url=https://www.tripzilla.ph/pusan-point-sunrise-philippines/118/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=Tripzilla Philippines |language=en-US}} Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental {{coord|7|17|19.80|N|126|36|18.16|E|region:PH_type:isle}}
- Westernmost point:{{Cite web |last=titastravels17 |title=Extreme points of the Philippines |url=https://titastravels.wordpress.com/tag/extreme-points-of-the-philippines/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=Tita S Travels |language=en}} Balabac Great Reef [https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Extreme_points_of_the_Philippines¶ms=7_54_36.35_N_116_53_16.64_E_region:PH_type:isle 7°54′36.35″N 116°53′16.64″E]
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= Cities =
- Northernmost city: Laoag
- Southernmost city: General Santos
- Easternmost city: Bislig
- Westernmost city: Puerto Princesa
= Luzon Island =
- Northernmost point: Maira-ira, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte {{Coord|18|39|4.44|N|120|50|46.68|E|region:PH_type:isle}}
- Southernmost point: Bon-Ot Big, Matnog, Sorsogon {{Coord|12|31|N|124|02|E|region:PH_type:isle}}
= Mindanao Island =
- Northernmost point: Punta Bilar, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte
- Southernmost point: Tinaca Point, Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental
Altitude
- Highest: Mount Apo, Mindanao {{convert|2954|m|ft|sp=us}} {{Coord|7|0|30|N|125|16|33|E|type:mountain}}
- Lowest: Galathea Depth, Philippine Trench, {{convert|10540|m|ft|sp=us}}. It is the third-deepest in the world after the Challenger Deep, Marianas Trench ({{convert|10971|m|ft|sp=us}}) and the Tonga Trench ({{convert|10882|m|ft|sp=us}}).
Highest attainable by transportation
- Road: Kiangan-Tinoc-Buguias Road, Eheb, Tinoc, Ifugao {{convert|2428.66|m|ft|sp=us}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/halsema-highroad-point-dethroned-highest-point-philippine-highway-system|title=Halsema Highroad Point dethroned as highest point in PH Highway System|author=Frank Cimatu|date=March 20, 2019|work=Rappler|access-date=June 29, 2021}}
See also
References
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