Extreme points of the Philippines
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This is a list of points in the
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location in the country. Also included are extreme points in elevation, extreme distances, and other points of geographic interest. Republic Act No. 9522 of 2009, defines the archipelagic baselines of the Philippines.


Location points

* Northernmost point: Mavulis (Y'Ami) Island,
Itbayat, Batanes Itbayat, officially the Municipality of Itbayat, ( ivv, Kavahayan nu Itbayat; tl, Bayan ng Itbayat), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,128 people. Itbay ...
* Southernmost point: Frances Reef,
Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi Sitangkai, officially the Municipality of Sitangkai, is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,319 people. ...
** Southernmost island (1968):
Sebatik Island Sebatik Island (Indonesian/ Malay: ''Pulau Sebatik'') is an island off the eastern coast of Borneo, partly within Indonesia and partly within Malaysia. It is one of the 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia. Sebatik has an area ...
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Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory ...
** Southernmost island: Saluag Island, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi * Easternmost point: Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental * Westernmost point: Balabac Great Reefbr>7°54′36.35″N 116°53′16.64″E]


Cities

* Northernmost city: Laoag * Southernmost city: General Santos * Easternmost city: Bislig * Westernmost city: Puerto Princesa


Luzon Island

* Northernmost point: Maira-ira,
Pagudpud Pagudpud, officially the Municipality of Pagudpud ( ilo, Ili ti Pagudpud; fil, Bayan ng Pagudpud), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,098 people. It i ...
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Ilocos Norte Ilocos Norte, officially the Province of Ilocos Norte ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Norte; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte), is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region. Its capital is Laoag City, located in the northwest corner ...
* Southernmost point: Bon-Ot Big,
Matnog Matnog, officially the Municipality of Matnog ( Waray Sorsogon: ''Bungto san Matnog''; war, Bungto han Matnog, tl, Bayan ng Matnog), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a po ...
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Sorsogon Sorsogon, officially the Province of Sorsogon ( Bikol: ''Probinsya kan Sorsogon''; Waray: ''Probinsya han Sorsogon''; tl, Lalawigan ng Sorsogon), is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. It is the southernmost province in ...


Mindanao Island

* Northernmost point: Punta Bilar,
Surigao City Surigao City, officially the City of Surigao ( Surigaonon: ''Siyudad nan Surigao''; ceb, Dakbayan sa Surigao; fil, Lungsod ng Surigao), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to t ...
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Surigao del Norte Surigao del Norte ( Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Norte''; ceb, Amihanang Surigao; Tagalog: ''Hilagang Surigao''), officially the Province of Surigao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. ...
* Southernmost point:
Tinaca Point Tinaca Point is a headland in the southern part of Davao Occidental, in the Philippines. It is the southernmost point of Mindanao Island, and according to the International Hydrographic Organization, marks the division point between the Celebes Sea ...
, Jose Abad Santos,
Davao Occidental Davao Occidental ( Cebuano: ''Kasadpang Dabaw''; Filipino: ''Kanlurang Davao''), officially the Province of Davao Occidental, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is the municipality of Malita. To ...


Altitude

* Highest:
Mount Apo Mount Apo, also known locally as Apo Sandawa, is a large solfataric, dormant stratovolcano on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. With an elevation of above sea level, it is the highest-mountain in the Philippine Archipelago, Mindanao and 24 ...
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Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...
* Lowest: Galathea Depth,
Philippine Trench The Philippine Trench (also Philippine Deep, Mindanao Trench, and Mindanao Deep) is a submarine trench to the east of the Philippines. The trench is located in the Philippine sea of the western North Pacific Ocean and continues NNW-SSE. It has ...
, . It is the third-deepest in the world after the
Challenger Deep The Challenger Deep is the deepest-known point of the seabed of Earth, with a depth of by direct measurement from deep-diving submersibles, remotely operated underwater vehicles and benthic landers, and (sometimes) slightly more by sonar bathym ...
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Marianas Trench The Mariana Trench is an oceanic trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, about east of the Mariana Islands; it is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. It is crescent-shaped and measures about in length and in width. The maximum known ...
() and the Tonga Trench ().


Highest attainable by transportation

* Road: Kiangan-Tinoc-Buguias Road, Eheb,
Tinoc Tinoc, officially the Municipality of Tinoc is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,475 people. Geography Barangays Tinoc is politically subdivided into 12 bara ...
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Ifugao Ifugao, officially the Province of Ifugao ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ifugao; tl, Lalawigan ng Ifugao), is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Lagawe and it borders Benguet to the ...


See also

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Geography of the Philippines The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands with a total land area of . It is the world's fifth largest island country. The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon ...


References

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