Extreme Points of Australia - Australia (country, Including Islands)

Australia (country, Including Islands)

  • Northernmost Point – Bramble Cay, North-East Torres Strait Islands, Queensland (9°8'23"S, 143°52'54"E)
  • Southernmost Point – Bishop and Clerk Islets (55°03′S 158°46′E), 34 km South of Macquarie Island, Tasmania. The Southernmost point disregarding the subantarctic territories of Macquarie, Heard and McDonald Islands is Pedra Branca, a 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) islet about 26 km (16 mi) South-South-East of South East Cape, Tasmania
  • Westernmost Point – Flat Island, McDonald Islands
  • Easternmost Point - Steels Point – Easternmost point of Norfolk Island
  • Highest Point – Mawson Peak, Heard Island: 2,744 metres (9,003 ft)

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