Extreme Coordinates
Including islands and exclaves
- Northernmost point — Cape Fligely, Franz Josef Land, Nenets Autonomous Okrug (81°50′35″N 59°14′22″E / 81.84306°N 59.23944°E / 81.84306; 59.23944 (Cape Fligely (Northernmost point)))
- Southernmost point — Mount Bazardyuzyu, Republic of Dagestan (41°13′14″N 47°51′28″E / 41.22056°N 47.85778°E / 41.22056; 47.85778 (Mount Bazardyuzyu (Southernmost point)))
- Westernmost point — Narmeln, Vistula Spit, Kaliningrad Oblast (19°38'E)
- Easternmost point1 — Big Diomede Island, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (65°47′N 169°01′W / 65.783°N 169.017°W / 65.783; -169.017 (Diomede Islands (Easternmost point)))
Contiguous mainland only
- Northernmost point — Cape Chelyuskin, Krasnoyarsk Krai (77°43'N)
- Southernmost point — Mount Bazardyuzyu, Republic of Dagestan (41°12'N)
- Westernmost point — near Lavry, Pskov Oblast (27°19'E)
- Easternmost point1 — Cape Dezhnev (East Cape), Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (169°40'W)
Towns and cities
- Northernmost — Pevek, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (69°42′N)
- Southernmost — Derbent, Republic of Dagestan (42°04′N)
- Westernmost — Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast (19°55′E)
- Easternmost — Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (177°30′E)
Permanent settlements
- Northernmost — Dikson (73°30′N)
- Southernmost — Kurush, Republic of Dagestan (41°16′N)
- Westernmost — Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast (19°55′E)
- Easternmost1 — Uelen, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (169°48′W)
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