List of extreme points of Poland
This is a list of the extreme points of Poland, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Extreme points of Poland
Latitude and longitude
- Northernmost point: 54°50′N 18°04′E
- A beach in Jastrzębia Góra, near the town Władysławowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship, marked by the "Northern Star" obelisk, near Cape Rozewie on the Baltic coast
- Southernmost point: 49.002024°N 22.859635°E
- Wołosate ridge, near mount Opołonek, Eastern Beskids mountains, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
- Easternmost point: 50.86852°N 24.14585°E
- Westernmost point: 52.83827°N 14.12298°E
Elevation
- Highest point:
- Mount Rysy, High Tatra mountains, Lesser Poland Voivodeship 2,499 m (8,199 ft), while its highest peak, 2,503 m (8,212 ft), is located in Slovakia)
- Lowest point:
- Raczki Elbląskie, in the Vistula Lagoon, Pomeranian Voivodeship (−1.8 m)
Central point
For many years, the village of Piątek, Łódź Voivodeship has been claimed the "geometrical centre" (not the exact geographical centre) of Poland. In 2018, the exact locations of the geodetic center (centroid) of the whole territory of Poland has been marked in the village of Nowa Wieś, 16 km north-west from Piątek. Its coordinates are 52°11'27.95" N and 19°21'19.46" E.
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