Extreme points of the European Union

This is a list of the extreme points of the European Union - points that are north, south, east or west than anywhere else.

Content

1 In Europe
2 Including outside of Europe
3 Mainland Europe
4 notes

In Europe

Traffic sign at the extreme northern point of the European Union near the Finnish village of Nuorgam . An information board is also installed at the exact boundary on the river.

North: Nuorgam, Finland (70 ° 5'30 N)
South: Limassol, Cyprus de jure ^[1] (34 ° 39 'N) or Cape Gata , Limassol, Cyprus de facto ^[1] (34 ° 34' N).
West: Monchique Ile, Azores, Portugal (31 ° 16'30 East)
East: Rizokarpaso, Cyprus de jure ^[2] (34 ° 36 'E) or Cape Greco , Ayia Napa, Cyprus de facto ^[1] (34 ° 01' E).

Including Outside Europe

North: Nuorgam, Finland
South: Point de Langevin, St. Joseph, Reunion, ^[3] France
West: Pointe de Canonniers, Saint-Martin, France
East Pointe de Cascades, Saint-Rose, Reunion, ^[1] France

Highest point: Mont Blanc / Monte Bianco, France / Italy

Mainland Europe

Only including the European continent, i.e. the mainland of 23 Member States, with the exception of islands such as Cyprus, Malta, Ireland or the United Kingdom.

North: Nuorgam, Finland
South: Punta de Tarifa, Spain (36 ° 0 '15 "N)
West: Cabo da Roca, Portugal (9 ° 30 'W)
East: Virmajärvi, Finland (62.91 ° N, 31.58 ° E).

Notes

↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Cape Gata is located in the Akrotiri area, which is the UK entry zone on the island of Cyprus, and therefore is not technically part of the European Union. Also see Extreme Points of Cyprus .
↑ Rizokarpaso / Dipkarpaz, in Northern Cyprus, is a de jure eastern point. Although the whole of Cyprus joined the European Union on May 1, 2004, EU law only applies to the southern part of the island, which remained under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus after the Turkish invasion in 1974. EU legislation is suspended in Northern Cyprus. Therefore, de facto is not part of the EU, making Cape Greco, Ayia Napa de facto eastern point. Cyprus is generally considered to be Asia, not Europe in relation to physical geography, although it is considered culturally European.
↑ Reunion is a French overseas department and as such is fully part of France and the EU

[multiple-1] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Cape Gata is located in the Akrotiri area, which is the UK entry zone on the island of Cyprus, and therefore is not technically part of the European Union. Also see Extreme Points of Cyprus .

[autogenerated1-2] Rizokarpaso / Dipkarpaz, in Northern Cyprus, is a de jure eastern point. Although the whole of Cyprus joined the European Union on May 1, 2004, EU law only applies to the southern part of the island, which remained under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus after the Turkish invasion in 1974. EU legislation is suspended in Northern Cyprus. Therefore, de facto is not part of the EU, making Cape Greco, Ayia Napa de facto eastern point. Cyprus is generally considered to be Asia, not Europe in relation to physical geography, although it is considered culturally European.

[autogenerated2-3] Reunion is a French overseas department and as such is fully part of France and the EU