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List of countries by easternmost point

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This is a list of countries by easternmost point on land (dependent territories included).

The order does not always reflect how close a country's territory is to the 180th meridian. Russia, Fiji, and Antarctica are notable exceptions because the 180th meridian passes through them. Therefore, they each have both very westernmost and very easternmost points. For countries like Russia, New Zealand, Fiji, the United States, and Kiribati, which have territories on both sides of the 180th meridian, the easternmost point is defined as the easternmost point in the direction of travel. The United States and Kiribati have most of their territory east of the 180th meridian, in the Western Hemisphere, so they are considered to belong to the westernmost countries with their territory stretching as far to the west as beyond the 180th meridian into the Eastern Hemisphere. Conversely, Russia, New Zealand, and Fiji have most of their territory west of the 180th meridian, in the Eastern Hemisphere, so they are considered to belong to the easternmost countries with their territory stretching as far to the east as beyond the 180th meridian into the Western Hemisphere.

Rank Country Easternmost point Longitude
1  Russia Big Diomede Island, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Cape Dezhnev (mainland)
169°01′W
169°40′W
2  New Zealand Forty-Fours
East Cape (North Island)
175°45′W
178°54′E
3  Fiji Vatoa island 178°15′W
4  Tuvalu Nukulaelae island 179°51′E
5  Marshall Islands Knox Atoll 172°09′E
6  France Hunter Island, New Caledonia
Sainte-Rose, Réunion
San-Giuliano, Haute-Corse (metropolitan France)
Lauterbourg (mainland)
172°06′E
55°50′E
9°33′E
8°13′E
7  Vanuatu Futuna Island, Tafea Province 170°13′E
8  Solomon Islands Fatutaka island, Temotu Province 170°10′E
9  Australia Norfolk Island
Cape Byron (mainland)
167°57′E
153°38′E
10  Nauru East coast of Nauru island 166°57′E
11  Federated States of Micronesia Eastern point of Kosrae island (Kosrae state) 163°01′E
12  Papua New Guinea Nukumanu Islands, North Solomons
Milne Bay (mainland)
159°24′E
150°52′E
13  Japan Minami Torishima, Ogasawara, Tokyo
Nosappu, Hokkaido (Four main islands)
153°59′E
145°49′E
14  Indonesia Merauke 141°05′E
15  China Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang 134°46′E
16  Palau Kayangel atoll 134°42′E
17  South Korea The easternmost of Liancourt Rocks (disputed with Japan)
Jukdo (undisputed)
East point of Seokbyung-ri (mainland)
131°52′E
130°56′E
129°35′E
18  North Korea Border with Russia at the Sea of Japan coast 130°40′E
19  East Timor Island of Jaco, Lautém District 127°19′E
20  Philippines Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental 126°34′E
21  Taiwan Mianhua Islet, Keelung 122°06′E
22  Mongolia Border with the People's Republic of China, Dornod Province 119°56′E
23  Malaysia Eastern cape of Borneo, Sabah state 119°10′E
24  Brunei Border with Malaysia near mount Bukit Pagon 115°25′E
25  Hong Kong Tung Ping Chau, Tai Po 114°26′E
26  Macau A Pérola, Se 113°33′E
27  Vietnam Hon Gom peninsula, Khánh Hòa Province 109°30′E
28  Cambodia Ratanakiri Province, border with Vietnam 107°35′E
29  Laos Border with Vietnam, Sekong Province 106°40′E
30  Thailand Border with Laos, Ubon Ratchathani Province 105°40′E
31  Singapore Pedra Branca 104°24′E
32  Myanmar Shan State, border with Laos and China 101°10′E
33  India Border with Myanmar near Dong, Arunachal Pradesh 97°23′E
34  Bangladesh Chittagong Division, border with Myanmar 92°35′E
35  Bhutan Border with India 92°05′E
36    Nepal Border with India in Taplejung District, Province No. 1 88°15′E
37  Kazakhstan Border with Russia and China, East Kazakhstan Region 87°30′E
38  Sri Lanka Eastern coast of Sri Lanka, Eastern Province 81°40′E
39  Kyrgyzstan Border with China, Issyk-Kul Region 80°20′E
40  Pakistan Border with India, Gilgit-Baltistan
(Demchok claimed)
77°30′E
(79°26′E claimed)
41  Tajikistan Border with China, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region 75°05′E
42  Afghanistan Badakhshan, border with Tajikistan and China 75°00′E
43  Maldives Felidhu Atoll, administrative division of Vaavu Atoll 73°31′E
44  Uzbekistan Border with Kyrgyzstan, Andijan Region 73°20′E
45  United Kingdom British Indian Ocean Territory, Diego Garcia island
Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk (mainland)
72°30′E
1°46′E
46  Turkmenistan Border with Uzbekistan, Lebap Region 66°40′E
47  Mauritius Rodrigues island 63°30′E
48  Iran East of Kuhak, Sistan va Baluchestan Region 63°18′E
49  Oman Eastern cape of Arabian Peninsula, Ash Sharqiyah Region 59°50′E
50  United Arab Emirates Border with Oman on the shore of Gulf of Oman, Fujairah emirate 56°24′E
51  Seychelles Coëtivy Island 56°16′E
52  Saudi Arabia Border with Oman, Eastern Province 55°30′E
53  Yemen Cape Ra's Momi Socotra island, 'Adan Governorate
border with Oman (mainland)
54°30′E
53°10′E
54  Qatar Cape to the east of Umm Sa'id, Mesaieed municipality 51°39′E
55  Somalia Ras Hafun, Puntland 51°27′E
56  Bahrain Muharraq Island 50°43′E
57  Madagascar Cape Masoala on Indian Ocean coast, Antsiranana Province 50°40′E
58  Azerbaijan Jiloy, Baku 50°33′E
59  Kuwait Qaruh Island, off Al Ahmadi Governorate coast 48°40′E
60  Iraq Al-Faw Peninsula 48°32′E
61  Ethiopia Border with Somalia, Somali Region 48°00′E
62  Georgia Kakheti, border with Azerbaijan 46°40′E
63  Armenia Syunik' 46°37′E
64  Turkey Tripoint with Azerbaijan and Iran, Iğdır Province 44°49′E
65  Comoros Domoni, Anjouan island 44°32′E
66  Djibouti Coast to the northeast of Obock, Obock Region 43°25′E
67  Eritrea Border with Djibouti, Southern Red Sea Region 43°7′E
68  Syria Border with Iraq, Al-Hasakah Governorate 42°25′E
69  Kenya Border with Ethiopia and Somalia, North Eastern Province 41°00′E
70  Mozambique Indian Ocean coast east of Nacala, Nampula Province 40°45′E
71  Tanzania Border with Mozambique at Atlantic coast, Mtwara Region 40°29′E
72  Ukraine Border with Russia, near Rannya Zorya, Luhansk Oblast 40°15′E
73  Jordan Border with Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Mafraq Governorate 39°20′E
74  Sudan Border with Eritrea on the shore of Red Sea, Red Sea state 38°35′E
75  South Africa Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Islands
Monte Ouro (mainland)
38°00′E
32°53′E
76  Egypt Cape Elba (disputed)
Rocky Island (undisputed)
36°54′E
36°15′E
77  Lebanon Border with Syria, Baalbek District 36°37′E
78  South Sudan Tripoint with Ethiopia and Kenya, near Todenyang, Kenya (disputed)
Near Chīdo, Ethiopia (undisputed)
35°57′E
35°19′E
79  Malawi Border with Mozambique, Machinga District 35°55′E
80  Israel Syrian border, near Al-Rafid (disputed)
Near Shamir (undisputed)
35°54′E
35°40′E
81  Uganda Border with Kenya, Nakapiripirit District 35°02′E
82  Cyprus Klidhes Islands 34°36′E
83  Norway Kræmerpynten on Kvitøya, Svalbard
Kibergsneset (mainland)
33°30′E
31°01′E
84  Zimbabwe Border with Mozambique, Manicaland 33°00′E
85  Zambia Border with Malawi, Northern Province, Zambia 32°50′E
86  Belarus Mogilev oblast 32°46′E
87  Eswatini (Swaziland) Border with Mozambique and South Africa, Lubombo District 32°08′E
88  Finland Virmajärvi, Ilomantsi 31°35′E
89  Democratic Republic of the Congo Border with Uganda at Lake Albert 31°30′E
90  Rwanda Border with Tanzania, Eastern Province 30°53′E
91  Burundi Cankuzo Province, border with Tanzania 30°50′E
92  Moldova Palanca, Ștefan Vodă, border with Ukraine 30°10′E
93  Romania Sulina, a town in Tulcea County, on the Danube Delta 29°40′E
94  Greece Strongyli
Pythio (mainland)
29°38′E
26°38′E
95  Lesotho Border with South Africa east of Mokhotlong, Mokhotlong District 29°28′E
96  Botswana Border with Zimbabwe and South Africa at Limpopo river 29°20′E
97  Bulgaria Cape Shabla, Dobrich Province 28°36′E
98  Latvia Border with Russia, Ludza District 28°15′E
99  Estonia Narva, Ida-Viru County 28°12′E
100  Central African Republic Haut-Mbomou, border with Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo 27°28′E
101  Lithuania Border with Belarus, Ignalina district municipality 26°50′E
102  Namibia Border with Zambia and Zimbabwe, Caprivi Region 25°15′E
103  Libya Border with Egypt on Mediterranean coast, Al Butnan 25°05′E
104  Sweden Border with Finland in Kataja, Haparanda, Norrbotten County (in the province of Norrbotten)
Border with Finland in Haparanda (mainland)
24°10′E
24°15′E
105  Poland Bug river, near Zosin, Hrubieszów County 24°09′E
106  Angola unnamed location on a river section of the border with Zambia (north of the town Sapeta in Zambia), Moxico Province 24°00′E
107  Chad Border with Sudan 24°00′E
108  North Macedonia Border with Bulgaria, Eastern Statistical Region 23°01′E
109  Serbia Senokos 23°01′E
110  Hungary Border with Romania and Ukraine, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County 22°55′E
111  Slovakia Border with Poland and Ukraine, Prešov Region 22°30′E
——  Kosovo Kamenica municipality 21°47′E
112  Albania Devoll District 21°4′6″E
113  Montenegro Jablanica, Rožaje municipality 20°21′E
114  Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska, border with Serbia 19°30′E
115  Croatia Radevac, a part of Ilok (administratively part of the city of Ilok, Vukovar-Srijem county) 19°27′E
116  Czech Republic Bukovec, Moravian–Silesian Region 18°51′E
117  Republic of the Congo Border with Democratic Republic of the Congo at Oubangi River 18°40′E
118  Italy Capo d'Otranto, Apulia 18°31′E
119  Austria The corner of a field near Deutsch Jahrndorf, Burgenland 17°09′E
120  Slovenia Municipality of Lendava – Benica 16°36′E
121  Cameroon East Province, border with Central African Republic and Republic of the Congo 16°12′E
122  Niger Border with Chad, Agadez Region 16°00′E
123  Denmark Østerskær, Christiansø 15°11′E
124  Germany Zentendorf, Saxony 15°2′E
125  Malta Xrobb il-Ghagin, Malta 14°34′E
126  Gabon Border with Republic of the Congo, Haut-Ogooué Province 14°30′E
127  Nigeria Border with Cameroon, Borno State 13°15′E
128  San Marino Faetano 12°31′E
129  Vatican City Easternmost edge of Saint Peter's Square 12°27′E
130  Algeria Tripoint with Libya and Niger, Illizi Province 12°00′E
131  Tunisia Border with Libya, Medenine Governorate 11°35′E
132  Equatorial Guinea Border with Gabon 11°20′E
133   Switzerland Piz Chavalatsch, Müstair, Grisons 10°29′E
134  Liechtenstein Border post 28, above Nenzinger Himmel 9°33′E
135  Monaco Near the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club d'Ete 7°26′E
136  São Tomé and Príncipe Eastern Príncipe Island east of Santo António, São Tomé and Príncipe 7°26′E
137  Netherlands Nieuweschans 7°13′E
138  Luxembourg on Sauer River near Rosport 6°32′E
139  Belgium Krewinkel, municipality of Büllingen, Liège 6°22′E
140  Spain La Mola Island, Mahón, Menorca
Cap de Creus (mainland)
4°19′E
3°19′E
141  Mali Border with Niger, Kidal and Gao regions 4°00′E
142  Benin Border with Nigeria 3°50′E
143  Burkina Faso Est Region, border with Niger and Benin in the Atakora River 2°25′E
144  Andorra La Palomera, Canillo 1°47′E
145  Togo Border with Benin at Atlantic coast, Maritime Region 1°46′E
146  Ghana Border with Togo, Volta Region 1°10′E
147  Morocco Border with Algeria, Oriental Region 1°10′W
148  Côte d'Ivoire Border with Ghana 2°35′W
149  Mauritania Border with Algeria and Mali, Tiris Zemmour Region 4°45′W
150  Ireland Wicklow Head, County Wicklow 5°59′W
151  Portugal Freguesia of Paradela, municipality of Miranda do Douro, Bragança District 6°11′W
 Faroe Islands Fugloy 6°16′W
152  Liberia Border with Côte d'Ivoire, River Gee County 7°22′W
153  Guinea Border with Côte d'Ivoire, Nzérékoré Region 7°45′W
 Western Sahara Border with Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania 8°40′W
155  Sierra Leone Border with Guinea and Liberia, Eastern Province 10°17′W
156  Senegal Border with Mali, Tambacounda Region 11°22′W
158  Iceland Hvalbakur, Suður-Múlasýsla 13°14′W
159  Guinea-Bissau Border with Guinea, Gabú Region 13°40′W
160  Gambia Border with Senegal, Upper River Division 13°48′W
161  Cape Verde Ponta Meringuel on Boa Vista island 22°40′W
162  Brazil Ilha do Sul, Ilhas Martin Vaz, Espírito Santo
Ponta do Seixas (mainland)
28°50′W
34°47′W
163  Canada Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador
Cape St. Charles (mainland)
52°37′W
55°37′W
164  Uruguay Border with Brazil at Lagoa Mirim, Cerro Largo Department 53°5′W
165  Argentina Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones Province 53°41′W
166  Suriname Border with French Guiana, Sipaliwini District 54°00′W
167  Paraguay Border with Brazil, Canindeyú Department 54°15′W
168  Guyana Border with Suriname and Brazil, East Berbice-Corentyne 56°30′W
169  Bolivia Border with Brazil 57°27′W
170  Barbados Near Kitridge Point, Saint Philip 59°26′W
171  Venezuela Border with Guyana near Caribbean Sea coast, Delta Amacuro State 59°45′W
172  Trinidad and Tobago Easternmost cape of Tobago, near Charlotteville 60°31′W
173  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bettowia island, Grenadines Parish 61°08′W
174  Saint Lucia Eastern coast, Laborie Quarter 60°54′W
175  Dominica Cape in the southeast of Saint David Parish 61°15′W
176  Grenada Petite Martinique island, Saint Patrick Parish 61°23′W
177  Antigua and Barbuda A rock east of Antigua 61°40′W
178  Saint Kitts and Nevis Eastern cape of Nevis, Saint James Windward Parish 62°31′W
179  United States Point Udall, Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands
West Quoddy Head (50 States)
64°34′W
66°56′W
180  Puerto Rico Cayo Norte, Culebra 65°15′W
181  Chile Nueva Island in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region
Nevados de Poquis (mainland)
66°24′W
66°58′W
182  Colombia Border with Brazil and Venezuela 67°00′W
183  Dominican Republic Punta de Agua, La Altagracia Province 68°20′W
184  Peru Mouth of the Heath River in the Tambopata District, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios Region 68°39′W
185  Haiti Border with Dominican Republic, Centre department 71°38′W
186  Bahamas Mayaguana island 72°45′W
187  Cuba Punta Maisí near Maisí, Guantánamo Province 74°08′W
188  Ecuador Orellana Province, border with Peru 75°15′W
189  Jamaica Morant Point, Saint Thomas Parish 76°12′W
190  Panama Border with Colombia, Darién Province 77°09′W
191  Honduras Cayo Gorda 82°24′W
192  Costa Rica Border with Panama, Limón Province 82°30′W
193  Nicaragua Edinburgh Cay [es], North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region 82°41′W
194  Mexico Southeast tip of Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo 86°42′W
195  Belize Lighthouse Reef 87°35′W
196  El Salvador Island of Meanguera del Golfo, La Unión Department 87°42′W
197  Guatemala Border with Honduras, Izabal Department 88°15′W
198  Kiribati Caroline Island 150°13′W
199  Samoa Fanuatapu island, Aiga-i-le-Tai district 171°20′W
200  Tonga Tafahi, Tongatapu administrative area 173°43′W

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