List of extreme points of Australia
This is a list of the extreme points of Australia. The list includes extremes of cardinal direction, elevation, and other points of peculiar geographic interest. The location of some points depend on whether islands and the Australian Antarctic Territory (which is not universally recognised) are included.
Extreme points of mainland Australia
Northernmost point
- Bramble Cay, North-East Torres Strait Islands, Queensland (9°8'23" S)
- Excluding islands: Cape York Peninsula, Queensland (10°41' S)
Southernmost point
- South Pole, Australian Antarctic Territory
- Excluding Australian Antarctic Territory: Bishop and Clerk Islets, Tasmania (55°03′ S)
- Excluding islands and Australian Antarctic Territory: South Point, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria (39°08' S)[1]
Easternmost point
- Norfolk Island (167°57' E)
- Excluding islands: Australian Antarctic Territory (160°00' E)
- Excluding external territories: Ball's Pyramid, New South Wales (159°15' E)
- Excluding islands and Australian Antarctic Territory: Cape Byron, New South Wales (153°38' E)[2]
Westernmost point
- Australian Antarctic Territory (45°00' E)
- Excluding Australian Antarctic Territory: Flat Island, McDonald Islands (72°36' E)
- Excluding external territories: Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia (112°56' E)
- Excluding islands and Australian Antarctic Territory: Steep Point, Western Australia (113°09' E)
Highest point
- Mount McClintock, Australian Antarctic Territory (3,490 metres (11,450 ft))[3]
- Excluding Australian Antarctic Territory: Mawson Peak, Heard Island (2,744 metres (9,003 ft))[4]
- Excluding islands and Australian Antarctic Territory: Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales (2,228 metres (7,310 ft))[5]
Lowest natural point
- Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills, Australian Antarctic Territory (−50 m (−164 ft))
- Excluding Australian Antarctic Territory: Lake Eyre, South Australia (−15 m (−49 ft))
Other points
- Planimetric centre of gravity – Lambert Gravitational Centre, Northern Territory (25°36′36.4″S 134°21′17.33″E)
- Furthest point from the coastline – Between Papunya and Lake Lewis, Northern Territory (23°02′S 132°10′E)[6]
- Northwestern point - North West Cape, Western Australia
- Southwestern point - Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia
- Northeastern point - Cape York, Queensland
- Southeastern point - Cape Howe, New South Wales/Victoria
References
- Continental Extremities of Australia, Geosciences Australia, retrieved 8 February 2012
- "Cape Byron Headland Reserve", byronbay.com.
- "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-09-04
- "Highest mountains on external territories". Australian Government - Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- "Kosciuszko National Park". Australian Alps National Parks. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- Centre of Australia States and Territories, Australian Government
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