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°44′N 10°35′E / 57.733°N 10.583°E / 57.733; 10.583 (Skagen (North)))
South : Padborg, South Jutland County (54°58′N 9°21′E / 54.967°N 9.350°E / 54.967; 9.350 (Padborg (South)))
West : Blåvandshuk, Ribe County (55°34′N 8°5′E / 55.567°N 8.083°E / 55.567; 8.083 (Blåvandshuk (West)))
East : Grenå, Aarhus County (56°27′N 10°37′E / 56.450°N 10.617°E / 56.450; 10.617 (Grenå (East)))

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

European Union

This includes only land in the European Union, excluding Greenland and the Faroe Islands:

North : Skagen, North Jutland County (57°44′N 10°35′E / 57.733°N 10.583°E / 57.733; 10.583 (Skagen (North)))
South : Gedser, Falster (54°34′N 11°58′E / 54.567°N 11.967°E / 54.567; 11.967 (Gedser (South)))
West : Blåvands Huk, Ribe County (55°34′N 8°5′E / 55.567°N 8.083°E / 55.567; 8.083 (Blåvands Huk, Ribe (West)))
East : Østerskær, Christiansø (55°19′N 15°11′E / 55.317°N 15.183°E / 55.317; 15.183 (Østerskær (East)))

All territories

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

North : Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland (83°40′N 31°37′W / 83.667°N 31.617°W / 83.667; -31.617 (Kaffeklubben Island (North)))
South : Gedser, Storstrøm (54°34′N 11°58′E / 54.567°N 11.967°E / 54.567; 11.967 (Gedser (South)))
West : Cape Alexander, Greenland (78°10′N 73°8′W / 78.167°N 73.133°W / 78.167; -73.133 (Cape Alexander, Greenland (West)))
East : Østerskær, Christiansø (55°19′N 15°11′E / 55.317°N 15.183°E / 55.317; 15.183 (Østerskær (East)))

Gedser is also the southernmost point of Scandinavia and the Nordic countries.

Altitude

Maximum :
- European Union : Møllehøj, 170.86 m (55°58′37.88″N 9°49′34.42″E / 55.9771889°N 9.8262278°E / 55.9771889; 9.8262278 (Møllehøj (highest)))
- Faroe Islands : Slættaratindur, 882 m (62°18′0″N 7°0′0″W / 62.30000°N 7.00000°W / 62.30000; -7.00000 (Slættaratindur (highest)))
- Greenland : Gunnbjørn, 3700 m (68°55.170′0″N 29°53.912′0″W / 68.91950°N 29.89853°W / 68.91950; -29.89853 (Gunnbjørn (highest)))
Minimum : Lammefjord, -7 m

Transportation

Only public transportation.

Direction	Airport	Railway station
North	Aalborg	Skagen
South	Sønderborg	Rødby Færge
West	Esbjerg	Victoria Street Station (Lemvig Municipality)
East	Rønne	Copenhagen Airport Station

Extreme points of Europe

Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria

Dependencies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard

Other entities	European Union

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