- Source: Extreme points of the Philippines
This is a list of points in the Philippines that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location in the country. Also included are extreme points in elevation, extreme distances, and other points of geographic interest.
Republic Act No. 9522 of 2009, defines the archipelagic baselines of the Philippines.
Location points
Northernmost point: Mavulis (Y'Ami) Island, Itbayat, Batanes 21°7′18.41″N 121°56′48.79″E
Southernmost point: Frances Reef, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi 4°24′53.84″N 119°14′50.71″E
Southernmost island: Saluag Island, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi 4°35′14.0″N 119°27′59.1″E
Easternmost point: Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental 7°17′19.80″N 126°36′18.16″E
Westernmost point: Balabac Great Reef 7°54′36.35″N 116°53′16.64″E
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= Cities
=Northernmost city: Laoag
Southernmost city: General Santos
Easternmost city: Bislig
Westernmost city: Puerto Princesa
= Luzon Island
=Northernmost point: Maira-ira, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte 18°39′4.44″N 120°50′46.68″E
Southernmost point: Bon-Ot Big, Matnog, Sorsogon 12°31′N 124°02′E
= Mindanao Island
=Northernmost point: Punta Bilar, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte
Southernmost point: Tinaca Point, Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental
Altitude
Highest: Mount Apo, Mindanao 2,954 meters (9,692 ft) 7°0′30″N 125°16′33″E
Lowest: Galathea Depth, Philippine Trench, 10,540 meters (34,580 ft). It is the third-deepest in the world after the Challenger Deep, Marianas Trench (10,971 meters (35,994 ft)) and the Tonga Trench (10,882 meters (35,702 ft)).
Highest attainable by transportation
Road: Kiangan-Tinoc-Buguias Road, Eheb, Tinoc, Ifugao 2,428.66 meters (7,968.0 ft)
See also
Geography of the Philippines
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Evolusi manusia
- Lewis Hamilton
- Extreme points of the Philippines
- Extreme points of Asia
- Lists of extreme points
- Geography of the Philippines
- Extremes on Earth
- List of extreme points of Vietnam
- List of elevation extremes by country
- List of countries by southernmost point
- Mavulis Island
- Outline of the Philippines