Extreme points of Asia

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 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 (12°04'S)
Westernmost Point — Cape Baba, Turkey (26°4'E)²
- if the offshore Greek islands (North Aegean Islands and Dodecanese Islands), then the westernmost point is Skokia Island, Greece, a small island off the coast of Antipsara Island (25°29'E)
Easternmost Point — Big Diomede, Russia (169°03'W)³

Asia (mainland)

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.

^ Frédéric Durand; Richard Curtis (28 February 2014). Maps of Malaysia and Borneo: Discovery, Statehood and Progress. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 978-967-10617-3-2.

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