List of extreme points of Lithuania

This is a list of the extreme points of Lithuania : the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location, as well as the highest and lowest points.

Latitude and longitude

• Northern point: near former Lemkinė village on the shores of Nemunėlis in the Biržai district municipality ^[1] 56°27′1″N24°53′05″E / 56.45028°N 24.88472°E / 56.45028; 24.88472
• Southern point: in the Varėna district municipality, in uninhabitable forest area, cadastrally belonging to village Musteika. ^[2] 53°53′48″N24°21′07″E / 53.89667°N 24.35194°E / 53.89667; 24.35194 The southernmost habitable place is in the village Ašašninkai, so called fraction Plaskiniškės. ^[3] 53°55′51″N24°17′14″E / 53.93083°N 24.28722°E / 53.93083; 24.28722
• Eastern point: near Vosiūnai village in the Ignalina district municipality ^[2] 55°17′08″N26°50′08″E / 55.28556°N 26.83556°E / 55.28556; 26.83556
• Western point: Nida 55°16′51″N20°57′18″E / 55.28083°N 20.95500°E / 55.28083; 20.95500

Altitude

• Lowest point: Rusnė Island (-.27 m) ^[4]
• Highest point: Aukštojas Hill (294 m) ^[4]

See also

• Extreme points of Europe
• Extreme points of Earth

References

1. Iš Lietuvos geografijos abėcėlės Archived 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Tolimiausi Lietuvos taškai". www.angelfire.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
3. Gudavičius, Henrikas (2018). Klaidžioja kažkas prie Krūčiaus (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Aštuntoji diena. pp. 471–472.
4. Lietuvos geografiniai ekstremumai