Extremes of Eurasia, Including Islands
- Northernmost Point — Cape Fligeli, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia (81°50'N, 59°14'E)
- Southernmost Point — Pamana Island, Indonesia (11°00'S, 122°52'E)
- Westernmost point. The least ambiguous westernmost point of Eurasia is Tearaght Island, Ireland (10° 40′ W). However, the Portuguese-governed islands of the Azores straddle the boundary of the Eurasian and North American plates, and the village of Fajã Grande on Flores Island markets itself as the westernmost village in Europe. The culturally European island nation of Iceland is also on the boundary of the plates; its westernmost point is Bjargtangar (24° 32′ 03″ W).
- Easternmost point — Big Diomede, Russia (65°46'N, 169°03'W). The International Date Line runs between the Russian Big Diomede and the neighbouring U.S.-governed Little Diomede.
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