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The highest point is dependent upon the definition of Europe: The Caucasus Mountains watershed divide is the most common definition for the European/Asian border. This places the highest point at Mount Elbrus, Russia (5,642 metres; 18,506 feet), which is 11 km (6.8 mi) onto the European side of the Caucasus watershed divide.
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 ...
Topography of Europe. This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically.. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.
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)
The location of the geographical centre of Europe depends on the definition of the borders of Europe, mainly whether remote islands are included to define the extreme points of Europe, and on the method of calculating the final result. Thus, several places claim to host this hypothetical centre.
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 lists of places considered the most extreme by virtue of meeting some superlative geographical or physical criterion – e.g. farthest, highest, lowest, greatest, or least. Earth [ edit ]