Extreme points of Norway

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Template:Short description Template:Location map many Template:Location map many 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.[1] The highest peak is Galdhøpiggen, standing at Template:Convert above mean sea level, while the lowest elevation is sea level at the coast.[2]

The Norwegian Antarctic territories—Bouvet Island, Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island—are not part of the Kingdom of Norway.[3] If included, the Antarctic territories account for the southernmost, easternmost, westernmost and highest extreme points.[4][5]

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

File:Knivskjellodden 2005-07-18.JPG
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.[1]

All four latitude and longitude extreme points are bordering the sea; due to the geographic nature of the coastline, all extremities are located on islands. Therefore, extreme points of the Norwegian mainland are also included in the list. The northernmost point is Knivskjellodden, located in Magerøya in Finnmark. The northernmost mainland point is Cape Nordkinn, located in Lebesby Municipality, Finnmark; this is also the northernmost location of mainland Europe. Both border the Barents Sea. The southernmost location of Norway proper is Pysen, while the southernmost mainland location the Lindesnes peninsula in Lindesnes Municipality; both border Skagerrak. The easternmost point is Hornøya, with Kibergsneset being the easternmost mainland location. Both are in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark. The westernmost location is Holmebåen in Solund Municipality in Vestland county, while the westernmost mainland location is Vardetangen in Austrheim Municipality, also in Vestland. Both border the North Sea.[1]

If Antarctica is included, the southernmost point is the South Pole. All seven Antarctic claims meet there, so this point borders all other six territories. The easternmost point is the border between Queen Maud Land and the Australian Antarctic Territory, which follows the 45th meridian east.[4] The westernmost point is Peter I Island. As the only Antarctic claim that is not a sector, it borders the Amundsen Sea.[6]

Heading Scope Location Region Bordering entity Coordinates Ref
North Kingdom Rossøya Svalbard Barents Sea Template:Coord [1]
North Proper Knivskjellodden Magerøya Barents Sea Template:Coord [1]
North Mainland Cape Nordkinn Lebesby Municipality Barents Sea Template:Coord [1]
South Kingdom Pysen Lindesnes Municipality Skagerrak Template:Coord [1]
South Mainland Ytre Farestad Lindesnes Municipality Skagerrak Template:Coord [1]
South Dependencies Larsøya Bouvet Island Atlantic Ocean Template:Coord
South Antarctica South Pole Queen Maud Land n/a Template:Coord [4]
East Kingdom Kræmerpynten Svalbard Barents Sea Template:Coord [1]
East Proper Hornøya Vardø Municipality Barents Sea Template:Coord [1]
East Mainland Kibergsneset Vardø Municipality Barents Sea Template:Coord [1]
East Antarctica Eastern Border Queen Maud Land Australian Antarctic Territory Template:Coord [4]
West Kingdom Hoybergodden Jan Mayen Greenland Sea Template:Coord [1]
West Proper Holmebåen Solund Municipality North Sea Template:Coord [1]
West Mainland Vardetangen Austrheim Municipality North Sea Template:Coord [1]
West Antarctica — Peter I Island Amundsen Sea Template:Coord [6]

Altitude

File:GaldhøpiggenFromFannaråki.jpg
Galdhøpiggen is Norway's tallest peak

The highest point in the kingdom is Galdhøpiggen, which, standing at Template:Convert above mean sea level, is located in Lom Municipality.[2] Galdhøpiggen is part of the Jotunheimen mountain range, as well as Jotunheimen National Park.[7] It is also the highest peak along the Scandinavian Mountains.[8] If Antarctica is included, the highest peak is Jøkulkyrkja, standing at Template:Convert.[5] It is located in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Princess Astrid Coast.[9] Norway's lowest point is located on the coast, at sea level.[2] The coast stretches Template:Convert, including fjords, bays and islands.[3]

Extremity Name Elevation Range Region Coordinates Ref
Highest (kingdom) Galdhøpiggen Template:Convert Jotunheimen Lom Municipality Template:Coord [2]
Highest (Antarctica) Jøkulkyrkja Template:Convert Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains Queen Maud Land Template:Coord [5]
Lowest Sea level Template:Convert Coast Atlantic Ocean n/a [2]

Transportation

Heading Airport Railway station Bus stop Road
North incl islands: Longyearbyen
mainland: Mehamn 		Narvik incl Svalbard: Svalbard Airport[10]
excl Svalbard: North Cape[11] 		incl Svalbard: Ny-Ålesund
excl Svalbard: North Cape
South Kristiansand Kristiansand Nedre Våge, Lindesnes Municipality[12]
West incl islands: Florø
mainland: Bergen 		Bergen Halsøy near Værlandet[13]
East Vardø Bjørnfjell Vardø skole (Vardø)[11] Idrettsgata, Vardø
Highest Røros, 626 m Finse, 1222 m Juvasshytta, 1840 m[14] Juvasshytta, 1840 m

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, but can be reached by road Fv230 385.[15]

See also

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References

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External links

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