The extreme points of Norway include the coordinates that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location in Norway; and the highest and the lowest altitudes in the country. The northernmost point is Rossøya on Svalbard, the southernmost is Pysen in Lindesnes Municipality, the easternmost is Kræmerpynten on Svalbard, and the westernmost is Hoybergodden on Jan Mayen.<!-- Does not cover the Antarctic claims --> The highest peak is Galdhøpiggen, standing at above mean sea level, while the lowest elevation is sea level at the coast.<!--High and low, Norway-->
The Norwegian Antarctic territories—Bouvet Island, Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island—are not part of the Kingdom of Norway.<!--Defines the kingdom and biland--> If included, the Antarctic territories account for the southernmost, easternmost, westernmost and highest extreme points.<!--Defines the borders of DML--><!--Jøtulkyrkja highest-->
The latitude and longitude are expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, in which an "N" value refers to the northern hemisphere, and an "S" value refers to the southern hemisphere. Similarly, a "E" longitude value refers to the eastern hemisphere, and a "W" refers to the western hemisphere. The extreme points of latitude and longitude are published by the Norwegian Mapping Authority, while the elevations are published by the World Fact Book. Both make use of the World Geodetic System (WGS) 84, a geodetic reference system.
Latitude and longitude
thumb|Knivskjellodden is the northernmost point of Norway proper
For the Kingdom of Norway, the northernmost point is Rossøya, just north of Nordaustlandet on the Svalbard archipelago, bordering the Barents Sea. The southernmost point is Pysen in Lindesnes Municipality bordering Skagerrak—the only latitude and longitude extreme point that is in Norway proper. The easternmost location is Kræmerpynten on Svalbard, bordering the Barents Sea, while the westernmost point is Hoybergodden on Jan Mayen, bordering the Greenland Sea.<!--Peter I Island-->
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| North
| Kingdom
| Rossøya
| Svalbard
| Barents Sea
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| align=center | <!--National park--> It is also the highest peak along the Scandinavian Mountains. If Antarctica is included, the highest peak is Jøkulkyrkja, standing at .<!--Jøkulkyrkja location--> Norway's lowest point is located on the coast, at sea level.<br/>excl Svalbard: North Cape
| incl Svalbard: Ny-Ålesund<br/>excl Svalbard: North Cape
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| South
| Kristiansand
| Kristiansand
| Nedre Våge, Lindesnes Municipality
| Lindesnesveien, Lindesnes
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| West
| incl islands: Florø<br/>mainland: Bergen
| Bergen
| Halsøy near Værlandet<!-- candidates: Sævrøy in Austrheim 60°48'0"N 4°48'56"E ; Herdlevær in Øygarden 60°33'59"N 4°48'33"E ; Hellesøy in Øygarden 60°39'42"N 4°47'26"E https://www.skyss.no/Rutetider-og-kart1/bussruter/Rutehefter/
Daløy ferjekai in Solund 61°3'10"N 4°44'19"E ; Søndre Hjønnevåg in Solund 61°2'22"N 4°39'20"E ; Halsøy in Askvoll 61°17'11"N 4°37'8"E http://www.kringom.no/sunnfjord-ytre-sogn-sone-c.383967.no.html -->
| Sørevågen, Solund <!-- Kolgrovvegen, Solund 4.668043 Sørevågen, Solund 4.652318 Fyrvegen, Utsira 4.865490 -->
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| East
| Vardø
| Bjørnfjell
| Vardø skole (Vardø)
| Juvasshytta, 1840 m
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Note that the southernmost point which is reachable without using a boat is in fact not Lindesnes Lighthouse, but a rocky cape in Ytre Farestad on the island Skjernøya. It is not per definition the southernmost mainland point, nor the southernmost island point, but the island has a road bridge to mainland.
See also
- Centre of Norway
- Geography of Norway
- Extreme points of Earth