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If Europe was rectangular, this would result in its centre being at , in the island of Saaremaa , Estonia .


Mainland Europe

  • Northernmost point — Cape Nordkinn , Norway (71° 08′ 02″ N)

  • Southernmost point — Punta De Tarifa , Spain (36° 00′ 00″ N)

  • Westernmost point — Cabo Da Roca , Portugal (09° 30′ 03″ W)

  • Easternmost point — In Russia, an unnamed 535 meter peak at 68° 18′ 50″ E on the far northern Ural Mountains watershed divide, 8.5 km north of the upper Baydarata River's North Fork and 23 km northeast of a 1177 meter peak named Gora Khuuta-Saurey 4


The centre of these extreme points is at , near Klichev, Belarus .

1 If Franz Josef Land is not considered a part of Europe, then the northernmost point would be located at the northern point of Rossoya , Svalbard (81°N).

2 If the Madeira Islands or the Canary Islands are included as part of Europe, they must be considered the southernmost part of the continent.

3 If the Azores are included as part of Europe, Flores is the westernmost part of the continent.

4 Assuming the eastern border of Europe is defined as the Ural River to its source, then the Ural Mountains watershed divide north to the Kara Sea at Kara , Russia .


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