List of extreme points of Russia

This is a list of the extreme points and extreme elevations in Russia.

The northernmost and easternmost points of Russia coincide with those of Eurasia (both for the mainland and including the islands).

Extreme coordinates

Including islands and exclaves

Northernmost point — near Cape Fligely, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast Ã¢ÂÂ ()
Southernmost point — near Ragdan, Republic of Dagestan ()
Westernmost point — Narmeln, Vistula Spit, Kaliningrad Oblast Ã¢ÂÂÃÂº()
Easternmost point1 — Big Diomede Island, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Ã¢ÂÂ ()

Contiguous mainland only

Northernmost point — Cape Chelyuskin, Krasnoyarsk Krai (77ÃÂ°43'N)
Southernmost point — near Ragdan, Republic of Dagestan (41ÃÂ°12'N)
Westernmost point — near Lavry, Pskov Oblast (27ÃÂ°19'E)
Easternmost point1 — Cape Dezhnev (East Cape), Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (169ÃÂ°40'W)

Towns and cities

Permanent settlements

1according to the path of the International Date Line, although being located in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, pre-Soviet Russia

Southernmost from 1881 — Kushka in present-day Turkmenistan (35ÃÂ°16Ã¢ÂÂ²N)
Westernmost 1815Ã¢ÂÂ1915 — Ruda Komorska in Congress Poland (17ÃÂ°41Ã¢ÂÂ²E)
Easternmost 1799Ã¢ÂÂ1867 — Same as the easternmost point of Alaska, then also the International Date Line. (129ÃÂ°59Ã¢ÂÂ²W)
Elevation until 1869 — Denali in Alaska, then called Bolshaya,

Historically, Soviet Union

Northernmost — Same as Russia today, from 1926 when Franz Josef Land was annexed
Southernmost — Kushka in present-day Turkmenistan
Westernmost — Same as Russia today, from 1945
Easternmost — Same as Russia today
Elevation — Ismoil Somoni Peak in Tajikistan, then called Communism Peak, at .

Greatest driving distance between any two points via the Russian road network: 13800 km from Rayakoski, Murmansk Oblast to Zapadno-Ozernoye field, Anadyr District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. This route through the R504 Kolyma Highway and Anadyr Highway usually includes many ferries and fords acrosses and winter roads. The greatest driving distance excluding ferries, fords and driving over ice is 10800 km from Rayakoski, Murmansk Oblast to Khasan, Primorsky Krai.