Extreme Points
This is a list of the extreme points of Peru, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
- Northernmost point: Putumayo River (00°01′48″S 75°10′29″W / 0.03°S 75.17472°W / -0.03; -75.17472 (Putumayo River (North))) in the Putumayo District, Maynas Province, Loreto Region
- Southernmost point: Pacific shore (18°20′51″S 70°22′32″W / 18.3475°S 70.37556°W / -18.3475; -70.37556 (Pacific Ocean (South))) in the Tacna District, Tacna Province, Tacna Region
- Westernmost point: Punta Pariñas (04°40′45″S 81°19′35″W / 4.67917°S 81.32639°W / -4.67917; -81.32639 (Punta Pariñas (West))) in the La Brea District, Talara Province, Piura Region
- Easternmost point: Mouth of the Heath River (12°30′11″S 68°39′27″W / 12.50306°S 68.6575°W / -12.50306; -68.6575 (Mouth of the Heath River (East))) in the Tambopata District, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios Region
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