Extreme points of Afghanistan

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This is a list of the extreme points of Afghanistan .

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Extreme points of Afghanistan (approximate)

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HeadingLocationAdministrative entityBordering entity/entitiesCoordinates [note 1]
Northin the Panj River on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border Maimay District (formerly part of Darwaz District), Badakhshan Province, [1] Afghanistan Darvoz District, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan 38°29′27″N70°59′21″E / 38.49091037795163°N 70.98910900954883°E / 38.49091037795163; 70.98910900954883
Southon the Afghanistan-Pakistan border Afghanistan Pakistan 29°22′37″N64°06′54″E / 29.377053840714115°N 64.11498849911357°E / 29.377053840714115; 64.11498849911357
East Afghanistan-China-Tajikistan tripoint on Povalo-Shveikovskogo Peak [2] [3] (Chinese :波万洛什维科夫斯基峰 [4] ; pinyin :Bōwànluò Shíwéikēfūsījī Fēng) / Kokrash Kol Peak (Kekelaqukaole Peak; Chinese : 克克拉去考勒 [5] ; pinyin :Kèkèlāqùkǎolè Fēng) [6] Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China and
Murghob District, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan
37°14′07″N74°53′25″E / 37.23531938299142°N 74.89018923839505°E / 37.23531938299142; 74.89018923839505
Weston the Afghanistan-Iran border Afghanistan Iran 33°07′47″N60°34′56″E / 33.12961099465783°N 60.582111332020865°E / 33.12961099465783; 60.582111332020865

Elevation

Noshaq is the highest point in Afghanistan. [7]

Lowest point in Afghanistan (about 255 m above sea level): The area in the northern end of Khamyab District where the Amu Darya [7] flows into Turkmenistan.

See also

Notes

  1. Coordinates obtained from Google Earth. Google Earth makes use of the WGS84 geodetic reference system.

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