List of countries by easternmost point

Last updated June 25, 2024

This is a list of countries by easternmost point on land (dependent territories included).

The order does not always reflect how close a country's territory is to the 180th meridian. Russia, Fiji, and Antarctica are notable exceptions because the 180th meridian passes through them. Therefore, they each have both very westernmost and very easternmost points. For countries like Russia, New Zealand, Fiji, the United States, and Kiribati, which have territories on both sides of the 180th meridian, the easternmost point is defined as the easternmost point in the direction of travel. The United States and Kiribati have most of their territory east of the 180th meridian, in the Western Hemisphere, so they are considered to belong to the westernmost countries with their territory stretching as far to the west as beyond the 180th meridian into the Eastern Hemisphere. Conversely, Russia, New Zealand, and Fiji have most of their territory west of the 180th meridian, in the Eastern Hemisphere, so they are considered to belong to the easternmost countries with their territory stretching as far to the east as beyond the 180th meridian into the Western Hemisphere.

Rank	Country	Easternmost point	Longitude
1	Russia	Big Diomede Island, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Cape Dezhnev (mainland)	169°01′W 169°40′W
2	New Zealand	Forty-Fours East Cape (North Island)	175°45′W 178°54′E
3	Fiji	Vatoa island	178°15′W
4	Tuvalu	Nukulaelae island	179°51′E
5	Marshall Islands	Knox Atoll	172°09′E
6	France	Hunter Island, New Caledonia Sainte-Rose, Réunion San-Giuliano, Haute-Corse (metropolitan France) Lauterbourg (mainland)
7	Vanuatu	Futuna Island, Tafea Province	170°13′E
8	Solomon Islands	Fatutaka island, Temotu Province	170°10′E
9	Australia	Norfolk Island Cape Byron (mainland)	167°57′E 153°38′E
10	Nauru	East coast of Nauru island	166°57′E
11	Federated States of Micronesia	Eastern point of Kosrae island (Kosrae state)	163°01′E
12	Papua New Guinea	Nukumanu Islands, North Solomons Milne Bay (mainland)	159°24′E 150°52′E
13	Japan	Minami Torishima, Ogasawara, Tokyo Nosappu, Hokkaido (Four main islands)	153°59′E 145°49′E
14	Indonesia	Merauke	141°05′E
15	China	Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang	134°46′E
16	Palau	Kayangel atoll	134°42′E
17	South Korea	The easternmost of Liancourt Rocks (disputed with Japan) Jukdo (undisputed) East point of Seokbyung-ri (mainland)	131°52′E 130°56′E 129°35′E
18	North Korea	Border with Russia at the Sea of Japan coast	130°40′E
19	East Timor	Island of Jaco, Lautém District	127°19′E
20	Philippines	Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental	126°34′E
21	Taiwan	Mianhua Islet, Keelung	122°06′E
22	Mongolia	Border with the People's Republic of China, Dornod Province	119°56′E
23	Malaysia	Eastern cape of Borneo, Sabah state	119°10′E
24	Brunei	Border with Malaysia near mount Bukit Pagon	115°25′E
25	Hong Kong	Tung Ping Chau, Tai Po	114°26′E
26	Macau	A Pérola, Se	113°33′E
27	Vietnam	Hon Gom peninsula, Khánh Hòa Province	109°30′E
28	Cambodia	Ratanakiri Province, border with Vietnam	107°35′E
29	Laos	Border with Vietnam, Sekong Province	106°40′E
30	Thailand	Border with Laos, Ubon Ratchathani Province	105°40′E
31	Singapore	Pedra Branca	104°24′E
32	Myanmar	Shan State, border with Laos and China	101°10′E
33	India	Border with Myanmar near Dong, Arunachal Pradesh	97°23′E
34	Bangladesh	Chittagong Division, border with Myanmar	92°35′E
35	Bhutan	Border with India	92°05′E
36	Nepal	Border with India in Taplejung District, Province No. 1	88°15′E
37	Kazakhstan	Border with Russia and China, East Kazakhstan Region	87°30′E
38	Sri Lanka	Eastern coast of Sri Lanka, Eastern Province	81°40′E
39	Kyrgyzstan	Border with China, Issyk-Kul Region	80°20′E
40	Pakistan	Border with India, Gilgit-Baltistan (Demchok claimed)	77°30′E (79°26′E claimed)
41	Tajikistan	Border with China, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region	75°05′E
42	Afghanistan	Badakhshan, border with Tajikistan and China	75°00′E
43	Maldives	Felidhu Atoll, administrative division of Vaavu Atoll	73°31′E
44	Uzbekistan	Border with Kyrgyzstan, Andijan Region	73°20′E
45	United Kingdom	British Indian Ocean Territory, Diego Garcia island Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk (mainland)	72°30′E 1°46′E
46	Turkmenistan	Border with Uzbekistan, Lebap Region	66°40′E
47	Mauritius	Rodrigues island	63°30′E
48	Iran	East of Kuhak, Sistan va Baluchestan Region	63°18′E
49	Oman	Eastern cape of Arabian Peninsula, Ash Sharqiyah Region	59°50′E
50	United Arab Emirates	Border with Oman on the shore of Gulf of Oman, Fujairah emirate	56°24′E
51	Seychelles	Coëtivy Island	56°16′E
52	Saudi Arabia	Border with Oman, Eastern Province	55°30′E
53	Yemen	Cape Ra's Momi Socotra island, 'Adan Governorate border with Oman (mainland)	54°30′E 53°10′E
54	Qatar	Cape to the east of Umm Sa'id, Mesaieed municipality	51°39′E
55	Somalia	Ras Hafun, Puntland	51°27′E
56	Bahrain	Muharraq Island	50°43′E
57	Madagascar	Cape Masoala on Indian Ocean coast, Antsiranana Province	50°40′E
58	Azerbaijan	Jiloy, Baku	50°33′E
59	Kuwait	Qaruh Island, off Al Ahmadi Governorate coast	48°40′E
60	Iraq	Al-Faw Peninsula	48°32′E
61	Ethiopia	Border with Somalia, Somali Region	48°00′E
62	Georgia	Kakheti, border with Azerbaijan	46°40′E
63	Armenia	Syunik'	46°37′E
64	Turkey	Tripoint with Azerbaijan and Iran, Iğdır Province	44°49′E
65	Comoros	Domoni, Anjouan island	44°32′E
66	Djibouti	Coast to the northeast of Obock, Obock Region	43°25′E
67	Eritrea	Border with Djibouti, Southern Red Sea Region	43°7′E
68	Syria	Border with Iraq, Al-Hasakah Governorate	42°25′E
69	Kenya	Border with Ethiopia and Somalia, North Eastern Province	41°00′E
70	Mozambique	Indian Ocean coast east of Nacala, Nampula Province	40°45′E
71	Tanzania	Border with Mozambique at Atlantic coast, Mtwara Region	40°29′E
72	Ukraine	Border with Russia, near Rannya Zorya, Luhansk Oblast	40°15′E
73	Jordan	Border with Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Mafraq Governorate	39°20′E
74	Sudan	Border with Eritrea on the shore of Red Sea, Red Sea state	38°35′E
75	South Africa	Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Islands Monte Ouro (mainland)	38°00′E 32°53′E
76	Egypt	Cape Elba (disputed) Rocky Island (undisputed)	36°54′E 36°15′E
77	Lebanon	Border with Syria, Baalbek District	36°37′E
78	South Sudan	Tripoint with Ethiopia and Kenya, near Todenyang, Kenya (disputed) Near Chīdo, Ethiopia (undisputed)	35°57′E 35°19′E
79	Malawi	Border with Mozambique, Machinga District	35°55′E
80	Israel	Syrian border, near Al-Rafid (disputed) Near Shamir (undisputed)	35°54′E 35°40′E
81	Uganda	Border with Kenya, Nakapiripirit District	35°02′E
82	Cyprus	Klidhes Islands	34°36′E
83	Norway	Kræmerpynten on Kvitøya, Svalbard Kibergsneset (mainland)	33°30′E 31°01′E
84	Zimbabwe	Border with Mozambique, Manicaland	33°00′E
85	Zambia	Border with Malawi, Northern Province, Zambia	32°50′E
86	Belarus	Mogilev oblast	32°46′E
87	Eswatini (Swaziland)	Border with Mozambique and South Africa, Lubombo District	32°08′E
88	Finland	Virmajärvi, Ilomantsi	31°35′E
89	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Border with Uganda at Lake Albert	31°30′E
90	Rwanda	Border with Tanzania, Eastern Province	30°53′E
91	Burundi	Cankuzo Province, border with Tanzania	30°50′E
92	Moldova	Palanca, Ştefan Vodă, border with Ukraine	30°10′E
93	Romania	Sulina, a town in Tulcea County, on the Danube Delta	29°40′E
94	Greece	Strongyli Pythio (mainland)	29°38′E 26°38′E
95	Lesotho	Border with South Africa east of Mokhotlong, Mokhotlong District	29°28′E
96	Botswana	Border with Zimbabwe and South Africa at Limpopo river	29°20′E
97	Bulgaria	Cape Shabla, Dobrich Province	28°36′E
98	Latvia	Border with Russia, Ludza District	28°15′E
99	Estonia	Narva, Ida-Viru County	28°12′E
100	Central African Republic	Haut-Mbomou, border with Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo	27°28′E
101	Lithuania	Border with Belarus, Ignalina district municipality	26°50′E
102	Namibia	Border with Zambia and Zimbabwe, Caprivi Region	25°15′E
103	Libya	Border with Egypt on Mediterranean coast, Al Butnan	25°05′E
104	Sweden	Border with Finland in Kataja, Haparanda, Norrbotten County (in the province of Norrbotten) Border with Finland in Haparanda (mainland)	24°10′E 24°15′E
105	Poland	Bug river, near Zosin, Hrubieszów County	24°09′E
106	Angola	unnamed location on a river section of the border with Zambia (north of the town Sapeta in Zambia), Moxico Province	24°00′E
107	Chad	Border with Sudan	24°00′E
108	Serbia	Senokos	23°01′E
109	North Macedonia	Border with Bulgaria, Eastern Statistical Region	23°00′E
110	Hungary	Border with Romania and Ukraine, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County	22°55′E
111	Slovakia	Border with Poland and Ukraine, Prešov Region	22°30′E
——	Kosovo	Kamenica municipality	21°47′E
112	Albania	Devoll District	21°4′6″E
113	Montenegro	Jablanica, Rožaje municipality	20°21′E
114	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Republika Srpska, border with Serbia	19°30′E
115	Croatia	Radevac, a part of Ilok (administratively part of the city of Ilok, Vukovar-Srijem county)	19°27′E
116	Czech Republic	Bukovec, Moravian–Silesian Region	18°51′E
117	Republic of the Congo	Border with Democratic Republic of the Congo at Oubangi River	18°40′E
118	Italy	Capo d'Otranto, Apulia	18°31′E
119	Austria	The corner of a field near Deutsch Jahrndorf, Burgenland	17°09′E
120	Slovenia	Municipality of Lendava – Benica	16°36′E
121	Cameroon	East Province, border with Central African Republic and Republic of the Congo	16°12′E
122	Niger	Border with Chad, Agadez Region	16°00′E
123	Denmark	Østerskær, Christiansø	15°11′E
124	Germany	Zentendorf, Saxony	15°2′E
125	Malta	Xrobb il-Ghagin, Malta	14°34′E
126	Gabon	Border with Republic of the Congo, Haut-Ogooué Province	14°30′E
127	Nigeria	Border with Cameroon, Borno State	13°15′E
128	San Marino	Faetano	12°31′E
129	Vatican City	Easternmost edge of Saint Peter's Square	12°27′E
130	Algeria	Tripoint with Libya and Niger, Illizi Province	12°00′E
131	Tunisia	Border with Libya, Medenine Governorate	11°35′E
132	Equatorial Guinea	Border with Gabon	11°20′E
133	Switzerland	Piz Chavalatsch, Müstair, Grisons	10°29′E
134	Liechtenstein	Border post 28, above Nenzinger Himmel	9°33′E
135	Monaco	Near the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club d'Ete	7°26′E
136	São Tomé and Príncipe	Eastern Príncipe Island east of Santo António, São Tomé and Príncipe	7°26′E
137	Netherlands	Nieuweschans	7°13′E
138	Luxembourg	on Sauer River near Rosport	6°32′E
139	Belgium	Krewinkel, municipality of Büllingen, Liège	6°22′E
140	Spain	La Mola Island, Mahón, Menorca Cap de Creus (mainland)	4°19′E 3°19′E
141	Mali	Border with Niger, Kidal and Gao regions	4°00′E
142	Benin	Border with Nigeria	3°50′E
143	Burkina Faso	Est Region, border with Niger and Benin in the Atakora River	2°25′E
144	Andorra	La Palomera, Canillo	1°47′E
145	Togo	Border with Benin at Atlantic coast, Maritime Region	1°46′E
146	Ghana	Border with Togo, Volta Region	1°10′E
147	Morocco	Border with Algeria, Oriental Region	1°10′W
148	Côte d'Ivoire	Border with Ghana	2°35′W
149	Mauritania	Border with Algeria and Mali, Tiris Zemmour Region	4°45′W
150	Ireland	Wicklow Head, County Wicklow	5°59′W
151	Portugal	Freguesia of Paradela, municipality of Miranda do Douro, Bragança District	6°11′W
—	Faroe Islands	Fugloy	6°16′W
152	Liberia	Border with Côte d'Ivoire, River Gee County	7°22′W
153	Guinea	Border with Côte d'Ivoire, Nzérékoré Region	7°45′W
—	Western Sahara	Border with Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania	8°40′W
155	Sierra Leone	Border with Guinea and Liberia, Eastern Province	10°17′W
156	Senegal	Border with Mali, Tambacounda Region	11°22′W
158	Iceland	Hvalbakur, Suður-Múlasýsla	13°14′W
159	Guinea-Bissau	Border with Guinea, Gabú Region	13°40′W
160	Gambia	Border with Senegal, Upper River Division	13°48′W
161	Cape Verde	Ponta Meringuel on Boa Vista island	22°40′W
162	Brazil	Ilha do Sul, Ilhas Martin Vaz, Espírito Santo Ponta do Seixas (mainland)	28°50′W 34°47′W
163	Canada	Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador Cape St. Charles (mainland)	52°37′W 55°37′W
164	Uruguay	Border with Brazil at Lagoa Mirim, Cerro Largo Department	53°5′W
165	Argentina	Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones Province	53°41′W
166	Suriname	Border with French Guiana, Sipaliwini District	54°00′W
167	Paraguay	Border with Brazil, Canindeyú Department	54°15′W
168	Guyana	Border with Suriname and Brazil, East Berbice-Corentyne	56°30′W
169	Bolivia	Border with Brazil	57°27′W
170	Barbados	Near Kitridge Point, Saint Philip	59°26′W
171	Venezuela	Border with Guyana near Caribbean Sea coast, Delta Amacuro State	59°45′W
172	Trinidad and Tobago	Easternmost cape of Tobago, near Charlotteville	60°31′W
173	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Bettowia island, Grenadines Parish	61°08′W
174	Saint Lucia	Eastern coast, Laborie Quarter	60°54′W
175	Dominica	Cape in the southeast of Saint David Parish	61°15′W
176	Grenada	Petite Martinique island, Saint Patrick Parish	61°23′W
177	Antigua and Barbuda	A rock east of Antigua	61°40′W
178	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Eastern cape of Nevis, Saint James Windward Parish	62°31′W
179	United States	Point Udall, Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands West Quoddy Head (50 States)	64°34′W 66°56′W
180	Puerto Rico	Cayo Norte, Culebra	65°15′W
181	Chile	Nueva Island in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region Nevados de Poquis (mainland)	66°24′W 66°58′W
182	Colombia	Border with Brazil and Venezuela	67°00′W
183	Dominican Republic	Punta de Agua, La Altagracia Province	68°20′W
184	Peru	Mouth of the Heath River in the Tambopata District, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios Region	68°39′W
185	Haiti	Border with Dominican Republic, Centre department	71°38′W
186	Bahamas	Mayaguana island	72°45′W
187	Cuba	Punta Maisí near Maisí, Guantánamo Province	74°08′W
188	Ecuador	Orellana Province, border with Peru	75°15′W
189	Jamaica	Morant Point, Saint Thomas Parish	76°12′W
190	Panama	Border with Colombia, Darién Province	77°09′W
191	Honduras	Cayo Gorda	82°24′W
192	Costa Rica	Border with Panama, Limón Province	82°30′W
193	Nicaragua	Edinburgh Cay [ es ], North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	82°41′W
194	Mexico	Southeast tip of Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo	86°42′W
195	Belize	Lighthouse Reef	87°35′W
196	El Salvador	Island of Meanguera del Golfo, La Unión Department	87°42′W
197	Guatemala	Border with Honduras, Izabal Department	88°15′W
198	Kiribati	Caroline Island	150°13′W
199	Samoa	Fanuatapu island, Aiga-i-le-Tai district	171°20′W
200	Tonga	Tafahi, Tongatapu administrative area	173°43′W

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