List of extreme points of Russia
This is a list of the extreme points and extreme elevations in Russia.
The northernmost and easternmost points of Russia coincide with those of Eurasia (both for the mainland and including the islands).
The extreme points of the Soviet Union were identical, except that the southernmost point of the Soviet Union was Kushka in Turkmenistan, and the extreme elevation was the Communism Peak in Tajikistan, at 7,495 metres (24,590 ft). The other extreme points of Russia are the same as those of the Soviet Union.
From 1799 until 1867 the easternmost point of the Russian Empire was located in North America, on the border between Russian Alaska and British North America, which superimposed on the then International Date Line. The westernmost point of the Empire was located at Ruda Komorska in Congress Poland from 1815 until its occupation by German and Austro-Hungarian troops in 1915. Kushka in present-day Turkmenistan had been the southernmost point of the Empire since 1885. Again, until the Alaska Purchase, the peak of Bolshaya was the extreme point of elevation in the Empire, at 6,194 m above sea level.
Extreme coordinates
[edit]Including islands and exclaves
- Northernmost point — Cape Fligely, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast (81°50′35″N 59°14′22″E / 81.84306°N 59.23944°E)
- Southernmost point — near Ragdan, Republic of Dagestan (41°13′14″N 47°51′28″E / 41.22056°N 47.85778°E)
- Westernmost point — Narmeln, Vistula Spit, Kaliningrad Oblast (54°27′30″N 19°38′19″E / 54.45833°N 19.63861°E)
- Easternmost point1 — Big Diomede Island, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (65°47′N 169°01′W / 65.783°N 169.017°W)
Contiguous mainland only
- Northernmost point — Cape Chelyuskin, Krasnoyarsk Krai (77°43'N)
- Southernmost point — near Ragdan, Republic of Dagestan (41°12'N)
- Westernmost point — near Lavry, Pskov Oblast (27°19'E)
- Easternmost point1 — Cape Dezhnev (East Cape), Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (169°40'W)
Towns and cities
- Northernmost — Pevek, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (69°42′N)
- Southernmost — Derbent, Republic of Dagestan (42°04′N)
- Westernmost — Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast (19°55′E)
- Easternmost — Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (177°30′E)
Permanent settlements
- Northernmost — Dikson (73°30′N)
- Southernmost — Kurush, Republic of Dagestan (41°16′N)
- Westernmost — Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast (19°55′E)
- Easternmost1 — Uelen, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (169°48′W)
1according to the path of the International Date Line, although being located in the Western Hemisphere.
Elevation extremes
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- Lowest point: Caspian Sea level: −28 metres (−92 ft)
- Highest point: west summit of Mount Elbrus: 5,642 metres (18,510 ft)
- Highest active volcano of Eurasia: Klyuchevskaya Sopka: 4,750 metres (15,580 ft)
Extreme distances
[edit]- Greatest driving distance between any two points via the Russian road network: 11643 km from Borisoglebsky, Murmansk Oblast to Omsukchan, Magadan Oblast. This route through the R504 Kolyma Highway usually includes a ferry across the Aldan river, although when the river freezes over during the winter, it is possible to drive on the ice. The greatest driving distance excluding ferries or driving over ice is 10695 km from Borisoglebsky, Murmansk Oblast to Khasan, Primorsky Krai.
