Extreme points of the Philippines
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the extreme points of the Philippines
, the points that are farther north
, south
, east
or west
than any other location in the country
.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, the points that are farther north
North
North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.North is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west.By convention, the top side of a map is north....
, south
South
South is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.South is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to east and west.By convention, the bottom side of a map is south....
, east
East
East is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.East is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of west and is perpendicular to north and south.By convention, the right side of a map is east....
or west
West
West is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of east and is perpendicular to north and south.By convention, the left side of a map is west....
than any other location in the country
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
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Location points
- Nothernmost Point - Mavudis (Yami) IslandMavudis IslandMavudis Island is the northernmost of the Batanes Islands and the northernmost island in the Philippines. It is part of the province of Batanes...
, ItbayatItbayat, BatanesItbayat is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 3,069 people in 719 households....
, Batanes Islands 21°07′N 121°57′E - Southernmost Point - Saluag Island, Sitangkai, Tawi-tawiTawi-TawiTawi-Tawi is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Bongao. The province is the southernmost of the country sharing sea borders with the Malaysian State of Sabah and the Indonesian East Kalimantan province. To the...
4°40′N 119°24′E - Westernmost Point - Pag-asa Island, KalayaanKalayaanKalayaan, is a Filipino word for liberty or freedom. It may refer to:* , a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines* Kalayaan, Palawan, a municipality in the province of Palawan; encompasses part of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea...
, PalawanPalawanPalawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the...
08°38′N 116°30′E - Easternmost Point - Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao OrientalCaraga, Davao OrientalCaraga is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 34,278 people in 6,171 households....
07°20′N 126°34′E
Altitude
- Highest : Mount ApoMount ApoMount Apo is a large solfataric, potentially-active stratovolcano in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. With an altitude of , it is the highest mountain in the country and is located between Davao City and Davao del Sur province in Region XI and Cotabato province in Region XII...
, MindanaoMindanaoMindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
2954 metres (9,691.6 ft) 7°0′30"N 125°16′33"E - Lowest : Galathea Depth, Philippine TrenchPhilippine TrenchThe Philippine Trench is a submarine trench to the east of the Philippines. It has a length of approximately 1,320 km and a width of about 30 km from the centre of the Philippine island of Luzon trending southeast to the northern Maluku island of Halmahera in Indonesia...
10540 metres (34,580.1 ft). It is the fourth deepest in the world after the Challenger DeepChallenger DeepThe Challenger Deep is the deepest known point in the oceans, with a depth of to by direct measurement from submersibles, and slightly more by sonar bathymetry . It is located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench near the Mariana Islands group...
, Marianas Trench 10971 metres (35,994.1 ft), the Tonga Trench 10882 metres (35,702.1 ft) and the Kuril Trench (10542 metres (34,586.6 ft).
See also
- Geography of the PhilippinesGeography of the PhilippinesThe Philippines is an archipelago comprising 7,107 islands with a total land area of 300,000 km2. The 11 largest islands contain 94% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105,000 km2. The next largest island is Mindanao at about 95,000 km2...