List of extreme points of Chile

This is a list of the extreme points of Chile.

Latitude and longitude

Geographic coordinates expressed in WGS 84.

Chile

• Northernmost point: Tripartite border with Bolivia and Peru in Arica and Parinacota Region near Visviri ()
• Southernmost point can be either:
  • Águila Islet, Diego Ramírez Islands in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region (), or, if Antarctic Chilean Territory claims are considered,
  • The South Pole in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region ()
• Westernmost point: Motu Nui, off Easter Island ()
• Easternmost point can be either:
  • Nueva Island in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region (),^[1] or, if Antarctic Chilean Territory claims are considered,
  • The 53rd meridian west of Greenwich, over Antarctica in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region.

Mainland

• Northernmost point: Tripartite border with Bolivia and Peru in Arica and Parinacota Region ()
• Southernmost point: Cape Froward in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region ()
• Westernmost point: Taitao Peninsula in Aisén Region ()
• Easternmost point: Off Nevados de Poquis in Antofagasta Region ()

Geographical center

• Chile (Including Easter Island):
  • including Antarctic territorial claims: South Pacific Ocean, 687 km WbS of Punta Arenas, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region, Chile ()
  • excluding Antarctic territorial claims: South Pacific Ocean, 737 km SWbW of Alejandro Selkirk Island, Valparaíso Region, Chile ()
• Mainland: about 8 km. east of Colbún, Maule Region, Chile ()

Altitude

Height referred to mean sea level.

• Highest point: Ojos del Salado in Atacama Region, 6,893 m ()
• Lowest point: Pacific Ocean, 0 m

Monuments

There is a monument at Playa Blanca ("White Beach"), located between Coronel and Lota in the Biobío Region, representing the middle of continental Chile north-south.^[2][3]

South of Punta Arenas there is another such monument, marking Chile's north-south center, including Antarctic territorial claims (photo).^[4]

References