List of extreme points of the Netherlands

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Extreme points of the European part of the Netherlands

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

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European part of the Netherlands

Netherlands

When in the list above the special municipalities in the Caribbean are included, the western- and southernmost points change to locations on the island Bonaire, whereas the highest point is on the island Saba. The approximate locations are:

Kingdom of the Netherlands

When all countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are taken into account, the southernmost point moves to Curaçao and the westernmost point moves to Aruba.

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