This is a list of the extreme points of Argentina, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location, and the highest and lowest points.
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Latitude and longitude [edit]
Argentina [edit]
- Northernmost point: Northernmost point of Jujuy Province: 21°48′S 66°13′W / 21.800°S 66.217°W
- Southernmost point: Cape San Pío, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego Province: 55°0′S 66°32′W / 55.000°S 66.533°W ¹
- Westernmost point: Cerro Agasiz, Santa Cruz Province: 50°4′S 73°30′W / 50.067°S 73.500°W ²
- Easternmost point: Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones Province: 26°10′S 53°41′W / 26.167°S 53.683°W ³
- ¹ If the Argentine claims on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are considered, the southernmost point is Thule Island: 59°27′S 27°18′W / 59.450°S 27.300°W. If Argentine Antarctica claims are considered (in contradiction of the Antarctic Treaty) the southernmost point is at the South Pole (90°0′S 0°0′W / 90.000°S -0.000°E).
- ² If Argentine Antarctica claims are considered (in contradiction of the Antarctic Treaty) the westernmost part is the 74ºW meridian over Antarctica.
- ³ If the Argentine claims on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are considered, the easternmost point is Montagu Island: 58°25′S 26°23′W / 58.417°S 26.383°W.
Argentina (mainland) [edit]
- Northernmost point: Northernmost point of Jujuy Province 21°48′S 66°13′W / 21.800°S 66.217°W
- Southernmost point: Monte Dinero, Santa Cruz Province 52°24′S 68°26′W / 52.400°S 68.433°W
- Westernmost point: Cerro Agasiz, Santa Cruz 50°4′S 73°30′W / 50.067°S 73.500°W
- Easternmost point: Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones Province 26°10′S 53°41′W / 26.167°S 53.683°W
Altitude [edit]
- Highest point: Aconcagua, Mendoza, 6,962 m 32°39′S 70°14′W / 32.650°S 70.233°W
- Lowest point: Laguna del Carbón, Santa Cruz, -105 m 49°35′S 68°21′W / 49.583°S 68.350°W
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