List of extreme points of Denmark

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

Latitude and longitude

Jutland Peninsula

This includes only land on the Jutland peninsula – land that is part of mainland Europe:

North : Skagen, North Jutland County (57°45′9″N 10°37′1″E / 57.75250°N 10.61694°E / 57.75250; 10.61694 (Skagen (North)))^[1]
South : Padborg, South Jutland County (54°48′N 9°21′E / 54.800°N 9.350°E / 54.800; 9.350 (Padborg (South)))^[1]
West : Blåvandshuk, Ribe County (55°33′45″N 8°4′21″E / 55.56250°N 8.07250°E / 55.56250; 8.07250 (Blåvandshuk (West)))^[1]
East : Grenå, Aarhus County (56°26′33″N 10°57′32″E / 56.44250°N 10.95889°E / 56.44250; 10.95889 (Grenå (East)))^[1]

Following a flood in 1825, the northernmost part of Jutland is actually an island.^[2]

Denmark proper

This includes only land in the European Union, also called Denmark proper, excluding Greenland and the Faroe Islands which are considered separate countries:

North : Skagen, North Jutland County (57°45′9″N 10°37′1″E / 57.75250°N 10.61694°E / 57.75250; 10.61694 (Skagen (North)))^[1]
South : Gedser, Falster^[1]
West : Blåvandshuk, Ribe County (55°33′45″N 8°4′21″E / 55.56250°N 8.07250°E / 55.56250; 8.07250 (Blåvands Huk, Ribe (West)))^[1]
East : Østerskær, Christiansø (55°19′06″N 15°11′50″E / 55.31833°N 15.19722°E / 55.31833; 15.19722 (Østerskær (East)))^[1]

All territories

Danish territory includes the island of Kaffeklubben, the northernmost permanent piece of land on earth.^[3] There are several temporary gravel banks marginally further north, such as Oodaaq, but these are not included here.

North : Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland (83°39′45″N 30°36′50″W / 83.66250°N 30.61389°W / 83.66250; -30.61389 (Kaffeklubben Island (North)))^[3]
South : Gedser, Falster^[1]
West : Cape Alexander, Greenland^[1]
East : Østerskær, Christiansø (55°19′06″N 15°11′50″E / 55.31833°N 15.19722°E / 55.31833; 15.19722 (Østerskær (East)))^[1]

Gedser is also the southernmost point of Scandinavia and the Nordic countries.^[1]

Altitude

Maximum :
- Denmark proper : Møllehøj, 170.86 m (560.56 ft)^[1]
Minimum : Lammefjord, −7 m (−23 ft)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "The Most Extreme Points Of Denmark". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
^ Marsh, George Perkins (1885). The Earth as Modified by Human Action. C. Scribner's sons. p. 56.
^ ^a ^b "The Northernmost Points Of The Northernmost Countries In The World". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "The Most Extreme Points Of Denmark". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

[2] Marsh, George Perkins (1885). The Earth as Modified by Human Action. C. Scribner's sons. p. 56.

[:1-3] "The Northernmost Points Of The Northernmost Countries In The World". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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