Extreme points of Colombia
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Colombia
Geographic coordinates expressed in WGS 84.
- Northernmost point: Bajo Nuevo keys in San Andrés y Providencia Department (15°53′03″N 81°22′14″W / 15.88417°N 81.37056°W / 15.88417; -81.37056)
- Southernmost point: stream in Amazonas River, Leticia, in Amazonas Department (4°13′37″S 69°56′50″W / 4.22694°S 69.94722°W / -4.22694; -69.94722)
- Westernmost point: San Andrés Island in San Andrés y Providencia Department (12°31′51″N 81°44′08″W / 12.53083°N 81.73556°W / 12.53083; -81.73556)
- Easternmost point: San José Island in Rio Negro, in front of the Cocuy monolith in Guainía Department (1°13′48″N 66°51′01″W / 1.23000°N 66.85028°W / 1.23000; -66.85028)
Colombia (mainland)
- Northernmost point: Punta Gallinas in Guajira Department (12°27′30″N 71°39′52″W / 12.45833°N 71.66444°W / 12.45833; -71.66444)
- Southernmost point: Amazonas River, Leticia, in Amazonas Department (4°13′37″S 69°56′50″W / 4.22694°S 69.94722°W / -4.22694; -69.94722)
- Westernmost point: Cabo Manglares in Nariño Department (1°39′02″N 79°00′29″W / 1.65056°N 79.00806°W / 1.65056; -79.00806)
- Easternmost point: San José Island in Rio Negro, in front of the Cocuy monolith in Guainía Department (1°13′48″N 66°51′01″W / 1.23000°N 66.85028°W / 1.23000; -66.85028)
Altitude
Height refers to mean sea level.
- Highest point: Pico Cristóbal Colón in Magdalena Department, 5,730 m[1] (10°50′11.6″N 73°41′12.3″W / 10.836556°N 73.686750°W / 10.836556; -73.686750)
- Lowest point: Pacific Ocean, 0 m[1]
The Columbia Gazetteer of the World (2008) gives Pico Cristóbal Colón's height as 5,776 m,[2] but the CIA World Factbook (2024) gives the height as 5,730 m.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Colombia". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
- ↑ Cohen, Saul Bernard (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1.