List of extreme points of Greece

This is a list of the extreme points of Greece, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

Mainland

• Northernmost point — Ormenio, Evros regional unit ()
• Southernmost point — Cape Tenaro, also Cape Matapan, the Peloponnese ()
• Westernmost point — Sagiada, Thesprotia ()
• Easternmost point — Pythio, Evros regional unit ()

Entire Greece

• Northernmost point — Ormenio, Evros regional unit ()
• Southernmost point — Gavdos (). It is also the southernmost point of Europe.
• Westernmost point — Othonoi, off Corfu ()
• Easternmost point — islet of Strongyli, in the Megisti archipelago ()
• Highest point — the peak of Mount Olympus, 2917 m
• Deepest point — Calypso Deep, Ionian Sea, -5267 m. It is also the deepest point of the Mediterranean Sea.

Historical

Upon liberation of Greece in 1830, the extreme points of the country were:

• North: Psathoura island (39.498°N 24.181°E) in the Northern Sporades, NE of Alonnisos
• South: Eschati (Mermengas) islet in the Cyclades, around 10 miles SW of Santorini
• East: Amorgos island (36°50′N 25°54′E) and in particular the eastern tip thereof, east of Aegiali village
• West: Forti islet in the Ionian Sea, in the narrow straits between the island of Lefkas (still under British rule) and the coast of Acarnania province of the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture, to which it belonged

Upon granting of the Ionian Islands to Greece in 1864 the extreme points of the country were modified as follows:

• North & West: Sazan Island (Sason, Saso) (40°30′N 19°17′E) at the entrance of the Bay of Vlorë (Aulon, Avlona)
• South: Antikythera (35°52′N 23°18′E)

See also

• Extreme points of Earth
• Geography of Greece