List of extreme points of Chile
This is a list of the extreme points of Chile.Latitude and longitude
Geographic coordinates expressed in WGS 84.Chile
- Northernmost point: Tripartite border with Bolivia and Peru in Arica and Parinacota Region near Visviri
- Southernmost point can be either:
- * Águila Islet, Diego Ramírez Islands in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region, or, if Antarctic Chilean Territory claims are considered,
- * The South Pole in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region
- Westernmost point: Motu Nui, off Easter Island
- Easternmost point can be either:
- * Nueva Island in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region, or, if Antarctic Chilean Territory claims are considered,
- * The 53rd meridian west of Greenwich, over Antarctica in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region.
Mainland
- Northernmost point: Tripartite border with Bolivia and Peru in Arica and Parinacota Region
- Southernmost point: Cape Froward in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region
- Westernmost point: Taitao Peninsula in Aisén Region
- Easternmost point: Off Nevados de Poquis in Antofagasta Region
Geographical center
- Chile :
- *including Antarctic territorial claims: South Pacific Ocean, 687 km WbS of Punta Arenas, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region, Chile
- *excluding Antarctic territorial claims: South Pacific Ocean, 737 km SWbW of Alejandro Selkirk Island, Valparaíso Region, Chile
- Mainland: about 8 km. east of Colbún, Maule Region, Chile
Altitude
Height referred to mean sea level.
There is a monument at Playa Blanca, located between Coronel and Lota in the Biobío Region, representing the middle of continental Chile north-south.
South of Punta Arenas there is another such monument, marking Chile's north-south center, including Antarctic territorial claims.
