Extreme points of the Philippines

This is a list of points in the Philippines that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location in the country. Also included are extreme points in elevation, extreme distances, and other points of geographic interest.

Republic Act No. 9522 of 2009, defines the archipelagic baselines of the Philippines.

Location points

• Northernmost point: Mavulis (Y'Ami) Island, Itbayat, Batanes
• Southernmost point: Frances Reef, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi
• Southernmost island: Saluag Island, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi
• Easternmost point: Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental
• Westernmost point (undisputed): Balabac Great Reef 7°54′36.35″N 116°53′16.64″E
• Westernmost point (disputed, claimed): Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan

Cities

• Northernmost city: Laoag
• Southernmost city: General Santos
• Easternmost city: Bislig
• Westernmost city: Puerto Princesa

Luzon Island

• Northernmost point: Maira-ira, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte
• Southernmost point: Bon-Ot Big, Matnog, Sorsogon

Mindanao Island

• Northernmost point: Punta Bilar, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte
• Southernmost point: Tinaca Point, Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental

Altitude

• Highest: Mount Apo, Mindanao
• Lowest: Galathea Depth, Philippine Trench, . It is the third-deepest in the world after the Challenger Deep, Marianas Trench () and the Tonga Trench ().

Highest attainable by transportation

• Road: Kiangan-Tinoc-Buguias Road, Eheb, Tinoc, Ifugao

See also

• Geography of the Philippines

References