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, 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 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, located between Coronel and Lota in the Biobío Region, representing the middle of continental Chile north-south.
South of Punta Arenas there is another such monument, marking Chile's north-south center, including Antarctic territorial claims.