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Extreme points of Africa-Eurasia
This is a list of the extreme points of Africa-Eurasia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the supercontinent.
Africa-Eurasia
- Northernmost Point — Fligeli Point , Rudolfi Island , Franz Josef Land, Russia
- Southernmost Point — Cape Agulhas, South Africa
- Westernmost Point — Santo Antão, Cape Verde Islands ¹
- Easternmost Point — Big Diomede, Russia ²
Africa-Eurasia (mainland)
- Northernmost Point — Cape Chelyuskin, Russia
- Southernmost Point — Cape Agulhas, South Africa
- Westernmost Point — Cap Vert, Senegal
- Easternmost Point — Cape Dezhnev, Russia ²
¹ If the Azores are included as part of Africa-Eurasia, Flores is the westernmost part of the continent.
² According to the International Date Line.
See also
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