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Extreme points of Australia

This is a list of the extreme points of Australia.

1 Australia (mainland)
2 Australia (country, including islands)
3 Australian Antarctic Territory
4 Extreme points of Australian states
5 See also

Australia (mainland)

Extreme Points of Mainland Australia

Northernmost Point – Cape York, Queensland (10°41' S)
Southernmost Point – South Point, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria (39°08' S)
South-westernmost Point - Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia (34° 22′S. 115° 8′E)

Westernmost Point – Steep Point, Western Australia (113°09' E)
Easternmost Point – Cape Byron, New South Wales (153°38' E)
Lowest Point – Lake Eyre: -15 m
Highest Point – Mount Kosciuszko: 2,228 m

Australia (country, including islands)

Northernmost Point – Boigu Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland
Southernmost Point – Bishop and Clerk Islets, 34 km south of Macquarie Island, Tasmania. The southernmost point disregarding the subantarctic dependency of Macquarie Island is South East Cape, Tasmania, on the Tasmanian mainland.
Westernmost Point – Flat Island, McDonald Islands. The westernmost island within reasonable proximity of the mainland is Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia.
Easternmost Point – Norfolk Island
Highest Point – Mawson Peak, Heard Island: 2,744 m

Australian Antarctic Territory

Westernmost Point – (45°00' E)
Easternmost Point – (160°00' E)
Northernmost Point - Bowman Island, 65°28' S
Southernmost Point – (South Pole)

Extreme points of Australian states

State/territory	Northernmost point	Southernmost point	Easternmost point	Westernmost point
Australian Capital Territory	35°07′28″S 149°07′20″E / -35.12444, 149.12222	35°55′15″S 149°02′48″E / -35.92083, 149.04667	35°19′10″S 149°23′58″E / -35.31944, 149.39944	Mount Franklin Road
New South Wales	Point Danger	Cape Howe	Ball's Pyramid	Western border with South Australia
New South Wales (excluding Lord Howe Island)	Point Danger	Cape Howe	Cape Byron	Western border with South Australia
Northern Territory	northern tip of Oxley Island	southern border with South Australia	eastern border with Queensland	western border with Western Australia
Queensland	Bramble Cay, Torres Strait	Dumaresq River near Watsons Crossing	Boat Rock, off Point Lookout	western border with the Northern Territory
South Australia	northern border with the Northern Territory and Queensland	Ruby Rock, in Discovery Bay	eastern border with Queensland and New South Wales	western border with Western Australia
Tasmania	Boundary Islet	Bishop and Clerk Islets, near Macquarie Island	Judge and Clerk Islets, near Macquarie Island	Diamond Rock, off New Year Island near King Island
Tasmania (excluding Macquarie Island)	Boundary Islet	Pedra Branca	Gull Rock, off Gull Island near Cape Barren	Diamond Rock, off New Year Island near King Island
Victoria	NW corner of the state	Boundary Islet	Cape Howe	Western border with South Australia
Western Australia	Cape Londonderry	South West Island, near Eclipse Island (Western Australia)	eastern border with South Australia and the Northern Territory	western tip of Dirk Hartog Island

State/territory	Highest point	Lowest point
Australian Capital Territory	Bimberi Peak (1,912 m)	Murrumbidgee River (429 m)
New South Wales	Mount Kosciuszko (2,228m)
Northern Territory	Mount Zeil (1,531 m)
Queensland	Mount Bartle Frere (1,622 m)
South Australia	Mount Woodroffe (1,435 m)	Lake Eyre (-16 m)
Tasmania	Mount Ossa (1,614 m)
Victoria	Mount Bogong (1,986 m)
Western Australia	Mount Meharry (1,249 m)

Contents

Australia (mainland)

Australia (country, including islands)

Australian Antarctic Territory

Extreme points of Australian states

See also