Extreme points of the Philippines

Mavulis (Y'Ami)

Frances Reef

Ligas Point

Pag-Asa (disputed)

Pusan Point

Mt. Apo

Extreme points of the Philippines.

This is a list of the extreme points of the Philippines, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location in the country.

Location points

Northernmost Point: Mavulis (Y'Ami) Island, Itbayat, Batanes 21°07′N 121°57′E / 21.117°N 121.950°E / 21.117; 121.950
Southernmost Point: Frances Reef, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi 4°24′N 119°14′E / 4.400°N 119.233°E / 4.400; 119.233
Easternmost Point: Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental 07°20′N 126°34′E / 7.333°N 126.567°E / 7.333; 126.567
Westernmost Point: Ligas Point, Balabac, Palawan 07°53′N 116°53′E / 7.883°N 116.883°E / 7.883; 116.883
- Subject to territorial dispute: Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan 11°3′N 114°17′E / 11.050°N 114.283°E / 11.050; 114.283

Cities

Northernmost City: Laoag, Ilocos Norte
Southernmost City: General Santos
Easternmost City: Bislig, Surigao del Sur
Westernmost City: Puerto Princesa

Luzon Island

Northernmost Point: Maira-ira, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte 18°39′4.44″N 120°50′46.68″E / 18.6512333°N 120.8463000°E / 18.6512333; 120.8463000
Southernmost Point: Bon-Ot Big, Matnog, Sorsogon 12°31′N 124°02′E / 12.517°N 124.033°E / 12.517; 124.033

Mindanao Island

Northernmost Point: Surigao City, Surigao del Norte
Southernmost Point: Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental

Altitude

Highest: Mount Apo, Mindanao 2,954 metres (9,692 ft) 7°0′30″N 125°16′33″E / 7.00833°N 125.27583°E / 7.00833; 125.27583
Lowest: Galathea Depth, Philippine Trench 10,540 metres (34,580 ft). It is the third-deepest in the world after the Challenger Deep, Marianas Trench 10,971 metres (35,994 ft) and the Tonga Trench 10,882 metres (35,702 ft).

Geography of the Philippines

Geology	Benham Plateau Manila Trench Marikina Valley Fault System Philippine Fault System Philippine Mobile Belt Philippine Sea Plate

Landforms	Archipelagos Extreme points Headlands Hills Island groups islands Mountains ranges passes Ultras Peninsulas Plains Valleys Volcanoes active potentially active inactive

Water	Baselines Bays Gulfs Lakes Rivers Straits Waterfalls Wetlands

Seas	Bohol Camotes Celebes Philippine Samar Sibuyan Sulu South China Visayan

Administrative divisions	Regions Autonomous Provinces Cities Municipalities Barangays Purok Sitio

Environment	Climate Ecoregions Forests Landmarks National parks Protected areas Biosphere reserves World Heritage Sites Wildlife Fauna Flora

Extreme points of Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

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