This is a list of lists of places considered the most extreme by virtue of meeting some superlative geographical or physical criterion – e.g. farthest, highest, lowest, greatest, or least.

Earth

* Extremes on Earth *

List of countries by northernmost point This is a list of countries by northernmost point on land. Where borders are contested, the northernmost point under the control of a nation is listed. Notes Northernmost point Geography-related lists {{DEFAULTSORT:Countries by no ...

* List of countries by southernmost point * List of countries by easternmost point * List of countries by westernmost point *

Northernmost settlements The most northern settlements on Earth are communities close to the North Pole, ranging from about 70° N to about 89° N. This is a list showing all of the northernmost settlements on Earth, which are all south of latitude 90° N. There are no ...

Southernmost settlements Southernmost settlements are cities, towns, weather stations or permanent military bases which are farther south than latitude 45°S. They are closely related to the Southern Ocean or either the Roaring Forties or Furious Fifties. Antarctic bas ...

List of northernmost items This is a list of various northernmost things on earth. Cities and settlements Geography Nature Wild animals Plants These lists only contain naturally occurring plants and trees, excluding individuals planted by humans. General ...

List of southernmost items The most southerly geographical features of various types are listed here. Cities and settlements Geography Islands Berkner Island is further south than any of these, but its bedrock lies entirely below sea level, with only its ice co ...

List of countries by highest point The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gr ...

List of countries by lowest point The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential grav ...

List of elevation extremes by country The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gr ...

List of elevation extremes by region The following three sortable tables list land surface elevation extremes by region. Elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, an equipotential gravitational surface model of the Earth's sea level. __TOC__ Table of elevatio ...

List of highest towns by country This is a list of the highest settlements by country. Many of these are too small to be regarded as towns or cities. Only permanent settlements occupied year-round are included. When possible, the highest point in the contiguous year-round settl ...

Continents

* Extreme points of Afro-Eurasia **

Extreme points of Africa The extreme points of Africa are the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. Latitude and longitude Geographic coordinates expressed in WGS 84. Africa :Africa * Northernmost point — Iles d ...

Extreme points of Eurasia This is a list of the extreme points of Eurasia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. Some of these locations are open to debate, owing to the diverse definitions of Europe and Asia. Mai ...

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Extreme points of Europe This is a list of the extreme points of Europe: the geographical points that are higher or farther north, south, east or west than any other location in Europe. Some of these positions are open to debate, as the definition of Europe is diverse. ...

*** Extreme points of Asia *

Extreme points of the Americas This is a list of the extreme points of The Americas, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. The continent's southernmost point is often said to be Cape Horn, which is the southernmost point ...

Extreme points of North America This is a list of the extreme points of North America: the points that are highest and lowest, and farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. Some of these points are debatable, given the varying definitions of N ...

*** Extreme points of the Caribbean *** Extreme points of Central America **

Extreme points of South America The extreme points of South America are the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. The continent's southernmost point is often said to be Cape Horn, but Águila Islet of the Diego Ramírez Isla ...

* Extreme points of Antarctica *

Extreme points of Oceania This is a list of the extreme points of Oceania. * Northernmost point – Kure Atoll, United States (28°25′N) * Southernmost point – Bishop and Clerk Islets, Australia (55°07′S) * Westernmost point – Dirk Hartog Island, Australia (1 ...

Extreme points of Australia This is a list of the extreme points of Australia (the country, not the continent). The list includes extremes of cardinal direction, elevation, and other points of peculiar geographic interest. The location of some points depend on whether isl ...

* Extreme points of the Antarctic *

Extreme points of the Arctic This is a list of the extreme points of the Arctic, the points of Arctic lands that are farther to the north than any other location classified by continent and country, latitude and longitude, and distance to the North Pole. The list is sorted fr ...

Sovereign states

Dependencies, autonomies, and other territories

Extreme points of the Faroe Islands The extreme points of the Faroe Islands include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in the Faroe Islands; and the highest and the lowest elevations in the territory. The latitude and longitude are ex ...

* Extreme points of Greenland * Extreme points of Guam * Extreme points of Niue * Extreme points of Northern Cyprus * Extreme points of the Northern Mariana Islands * Extreme points of Taiwan * Extreme points of Western Sahara

Miscellaneous political subdivisions

* Extreme points of the Commonwealth of Nations * Extreme points of the African Union * Extreme points of the British Isles *

Extreme points of Canadian provinces This is a table of extreme points (north, south, east and west) of each of the provinces and territories of Canada. Many of these points are uninhabited; see also extreme communities of Canada for inhabited places. See also * Extreme points o ...

Extreme communities of Canada This is a list of the extreme communities in Canada and its provinces and territories. They are farther east, north, south or west than any other community, though they are generally not farther than the extreme points of Canadian provinces. The r ...

Extreme points of the European Union This is a list of the extreme points of the European Union — the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Overall * North: Nuorgam, Finland * South: Pointe de Langevin, Saint-Joseph, Réunion,Réunion is a F ...

Extreme points of New England This is a list of extreme points of New England, which are points that extend farther north, south, east, or west than any other part of New England. There is also the highest point, lowest point, and geographic center. See also *Extreme points ...

Extreme points of U.S. states Extreme points are portions of a region which are further north, south, east, or west than any other. This is a list of extreme points in U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia. Footnotes See also * Extreme points of the ...

Space

List of Solar System extremes This article describes extreme locations of the Solar System. Entries listed in bold are Solar System-wide extremes. By feature By class By object By distance * List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun See also * ...

List of extrasolar planet extremes The following are lists of extremes among the known exoplanets. The properties listed here are those for which values are known reliably. It is important to note that the study of exoplanets is one of the most dynamic emerging fields of science, a ...

List of hottest stars This is a list of hottest stars so far discovered (excluding degenerate stars), arranged by decreasing temperature. The stars with temperatures higher than 60,000 K are included. List See also *List of most massive stars *List of most lumino ...

* List of largest cosmic structures *

List of largest stars Below are lists of the largest stars currently known, ordered by radius and separated into categories by galaxy. The unit of measurement used is the radius of the Sun (approximately ). The angular diameters of stars can be measured directly us ...

* List of most massive black holes *

List of most massive stars This is a list of the most massive stars that have been discovered, in solar masses (). Uncertainties and caveats Most of the masses listed below are contested and, being the subject of current research, remain under review and subject to const ...

List of most luminous stars This is a list of stars arranged by their absolute magnitude – their intrinsic stellar luminosity. This cannot be observed directly, so instead must be calculated from the apparent magnitude (the brightness as seen from Earth), the distance t ...