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Bjargtangar (24° 31′ 55″ W) is Iceland´s Westernmost point and thus furthest west of a European country outside Greenland (which belongs to Denmark). The westernmost part of Greenland is the Carey Islands group at 72°50'W. Easternmost point. Cape Flissingsky (69° 02′ E), Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Russia.
Cabo da Roca (Portuguese: [ˈkaβu ðɐ ˈʁɔkɐ]) or Cape Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost point of the Sintra Mountain Range, of mainland Portugal, of continental Europe, and of the Eurasian landmass. [1] It is situated in the municipality of Sintra, near Azóia, in the south west of the Lisbon District.
This is a list of countries by westernmost point on land (dependent territories included). A selection of dependent territories are listed in italics and are not ranked. There are five countries with territory on both sides of the 180th meridian , and thus can be said to be both the westernmost and easternmost countries: Russia , New Zealand ...
The location of Bjargtangar in Vestfirðir Bjargtangar, westernmost point of Europe. Bjargtangar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpjarkˌtʰauŋkar̥], regionally also [-ˌtʰaŋkar̥]) is the westernmost point of Iceland and is considered the westernmost point of Europe outside the mid-Atlantic archipelago of Azores (which are not classified as remote islands). [1]
Border marker at the road near the northernmost point of the European Union near Nuorgam, Finland. There is a marker also at the exact point at the river. Cape Greco, Cyprus Pointe de Langevin, Réunion. North: Nuorgam, Finland (70° 5′ 30″ N) South: La Restinga, Canary Islands, Spain (27° 38′ N)
Westernmost point — Cabo da Roca (38.780963, -9.500552), civil parish of Colares, municipality of Sintra, also the westernmost point of continental Europe; [2] Easternmost point — Ifanes e Paradela (41.574886, -6.190217), municipality of Miranda do Douro; Centermost — Penhascoso, Portugal (39.5571,-8.04276), Municipality in Portugal
Westernmost settlement (farm) — Hvallátur, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla (65°32'N, 024°28'W) Westernmost settlement (town) — Patreksfjörður, Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla (65°35'N, 23°59'W) Easternmost point — Hvalbakur, Suður-Múlasýsla
It is the westernmost point of Portugal and, if considered part of Europe (although it sits on the North American Plate), is Europe's westernmost point as well. Approachable only by boat, the 43-metre (141 ft) deep bay provides opportunities for scuba diving during the day in the summer. [1]