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{{short description|none}} 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''''' * Northernmost Point — [[Cape Fligely]], [[Prince Rudolf Island]], [[Franz Josef Land]], [[Russia]] (81°52'N) ** Franz Josef Land is near the ill-defined [[Boundaries between the continents of Earth|border between Europe and Asia]] ** if it is not considered a part of Asia, then the northernmost point is [[Arctic Cape]], [[Komsomolets Island]] (81°17'N) * Southernmost Point — [[Pamana Island]], [[Indonesia]] (11°00'S) ** When [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] included as part of [[Southeast Asia]], then [[South Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands|South Island]] (12°04'S) * Westernmost Point — [[Cape Baba]], [[Turkey]] (26°4'E)² ** if the offshore Greek islands ([[North Aegean islands|North Aegean Islands]] and [[Dodecanese|Dodecanese Islands]]), then the westernmost point is Skokia Island, [[Greece]], a small island off the coast of [[Antipsara|Antipsara Island]] (25°29'E) * Easternmost Point — [[Big Diomede]], [[Russia]] (169°03'W)³ '''''Asia (mainland)''''' * Northernmost Point — [[Cape Chelyuskin]], [[Russia]] (77°43'N) * Southernmost Point — [[Tanjung Piai]], [[Malaysia]] (1°16'N)<ref name="DurandCurtis2014">{{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}}</ref> * 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 == *[[Geography of Asia]] *[[Extreme points of the world]] *[[Extreme points of Eurasia]] *[[Extreme points of Afghanistan]] *[[Extreme points of Bangladesh]] *[[Extreme points of China]] *[[Geography of Hong Kong#Extreme points|Extreme points of Hong Kong]] *[[Extreme points of India]] *[[Extreme points of Indonesia]] *[[Extreme points of Japan]] *[[Extreme points of Jordan]] *[[Extreme points of South Korea]] *[[Extreme points of Mongolia]] *[[Extreme points of Pakistan]] *[[Extreme points of the Philippines]] *[[Extreme points of Russia]] *[[Extreme points of Singapore]] *[[Extreme points of Taiwan]] ==Notes== ² The [[Turkey|Turkish]] islands in the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]] and [[Mediterranean Sea]]s are considered part of Europe. ³ The [[180th meridian]] passes through Asia, meaning that these points are in the [[Western Hemisphere]]. ==References== <references/> {{Asia topics}} [[Category:Extreme points of Asia| ]] [[Category:Geography of Asia]] [[Category:Lists of extreme points|Asia]]
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