Extreme points of Russia
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[[Image:Extreme points Russia.png|right|Extreme points of Russia]]
This is a list of the extreme points and extreme elevations in [[Russia]].
The extreme points of the [[Soviet Union]] were identical, except that the southernmost point was [[Serhetabat|Kushka]] in [[Turkmenistan]]. The northermost and easternmost points of Russia coincide with [[Extreme points of Eurasia|those of Eurasia]] (for both the mainland and the islands).
==Extreme coordinates==
'''''Including islands and exclaves'''''
*Northernmost point — [[Cape Fligely]], [[Franz Josef Land]], [[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] ({{coor dms|81|50|35|N|59|14|22|E}})
*Southernmost point — [[Bazardüzü|Mount Bazardyuzyu]], [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]] ({{coor dms|41|13|14|N|47|51|28|E|type:mountain}})
*Westernmost point — [[Narmeln]], [[Vistula Spit]], [[Kaliningrad Oblast]] (19°38'E)
*Easternmost point<sup>1</sup> — [[Diomede Islands|Big Diomede Island]], [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] ({{coor dm|65|47|N|169|01|W|type:isle}})
<sup>1</sup><small>according to the path of the [[International Date Line]].</small>
'''''Contiguous mainland only'''''
*Northernmost point — [[Cape Chelyuskin]], [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] (77°43'N)
*Southernmost point — [[Bazardüzü|Mount Bazardyuzyu]], [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]] (41°12'N)
*Westernmost point — near [[Lavry]], [[Pskov Oblast]] (27°19'E)
*Easternmost point<sup>1</sup> — [[Cape Dezhnev]] (East Cape), [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] (169°40'W)
<sup>1</sup><small>according to the path of the [[International Date Line]].</small>
'''''Towns and cities'''''
*Northernmost — [[Pevek]], [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] (69°42′N)
*Southernmost — [[Derbent]], [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]] (42°04′N)
*Westernmost — [[Baltiysk]], [[Kaliningrad Oblast]] (19°55′E)
*Easternmost — [[Anadyr (town)|Anadyr]], Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (177°30′E)
'''''Permanent settlements'''''
*Northernmost — [[Dikson (urban-type settlement)|Dikson]] (73°30′N)
*Easternmost — [[Uelen]], Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (169°48′W)
==Elevation extremes==
*Lowest point: [[Caspian Sea]] level: −28 m
*Highest point: [[Mount Elbrus]]: 5,642 m
==See also==
*[[Extreme points of the World]]
*[[Geography of Russia]]
{{Extreme points of Europe}}
[[Category:Geography of Russia]]
[[Category:Extreme points by country|Russia]]
[[fr:Liste de points extrêmes de la Russie]]