List of extreme points of Australia
This is a list of the extreme points of Australia.
Australia (mainland)
Extreme points of mainland Australia
- Northernmost point – Cape York Peninsula, Queensland (10°41' S)
- Southernmost point – South Point, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria (39°08' S). If the Tasmanian mainland is also included, South East Cape, Tasmania (43°39' S) is the southernmost point.
- Westernmost point – Steep Point, Western Australia (113°09' E)
- Easternmost point – Cape Byron, New South Wales (153°38' E)
- Lowest point – Lake Eyre: −15 m (−49 ft)
- Highest point – Mount Kosciuszko: 2,228 metres (7,310 ft)
- Planimetric centre of gravity - Lambert Centre (25°36′36.4″S 134°21′17.33″E / 25.610111°S 134.3548139°E)
Australia (country, including islands)
- Northernmost point – Bramble Cay, North-East Torres Strait Islands, Queensland (9°8'23"S, 143°52'54"E)
- Southernmost point – Bishop and Clerk Islets (55°03′S 158°46′E), 34 km South of Macquarie Island, Tasmania. The southernmost point disregarding the subantarctic territories of Heard and McDonald Islands and the subantarctic Macquarie Island is Pedra Branca, a 2.5-hectare (6.2-acre) islet about 26 km (16 mi) South-South-East of South East Cape, Tasmania
- Westernmost point – Flat Island, McDonald Islands
- Easternmost point - Steels Point – Easternmost point of Norfolk Island
- Highest point – Mawson Peak, Heard Island: 2,744 metres (9,003 ft)
Australian Antarctic Territory (not universally recognized)
- Westernmost point – (45°00' E)
- Easternmost point – (160°00' E)
- Northernmost point - Bowman Island, 65°28' S
- Southernmost point – (South Pole)
Extreme points of Australian states (including islands)
| State/territory | Highest point | Lowest point |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | Bimberi Peak: 1,912 m (6,273 ft) | Murrumbidgee River: 429 m (1,407 ft) |
| New South Wales | Mount Kosciuszko: 2,228 m (7,310 ft) | |
| Northern Territory | Mount Zeil: 1,531 m (5,023 ft) | |
| Queensland | Mount Bartle Frere: 1,622 m (5,322 ft) | |
| South Australia | Mount Woodroffe: 1,435 m (4,708 ft) | Lake Eyre: −16 m (−52 ft) |
| Tasmania | Mount Ossa: 1,614 m (5,295 ft) | |
| Victoria | Mount Bogong: 1,986 m (6,516 ft) | |
| Western Australia | Mount Meharry: 1,249 m (4,098 ft) | Lake Macleod: −4 m (−13 ft) |
See also
- Centre points of Australia
- Extreme points of Earth
- Extreme points of New Zealand
- Extreme points of Oceania
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