Extreme points of the Philippines

This is a list of points in the Philippines that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location in the country. Also included are extreme points in elevation, extreme distances, and other points of geographic interest.

Mavulis (Y'Ami)

Frances Reef

Balabac Great Reef

Pag-Asa (disputed)

Pusan Point

Mt. Apo

Emden Deep
(approx. location)

Extreme points of the Philippines.

Republic Act No. 9522 of 2009,^[1] defines the archipelagic baselines of the Philippines.

Location points

• Northernmost point:^[2] Mavulis (Y'Ami) Island, Itbayat, Batanes 21°7′18.41″N 121°56′48.79″E
• Southernmost point:^[3] Frances Reef, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi 4°24′53.84″N 119°14′50.71″E
• Southernmost island:^[4] Saluag Island, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi 4°35′14.0″N 119°27′59.1″E
• Easternmost point:^[5] Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental 7°17′19.80″N 126°36′18.16″E
• Westernmost point:^[6] Balabac Great Reef 7°54′36.35″N 116°53′16.64″E

Cities

• Northernmost city: Laoag
• Southernmost city: General Santos
• Easternmost city: Bislig
• Westernmost city: Puerto Princesa

Luzon Island

• Northernmost point: Maira-ira, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte 18°39′4.44″N 120°50′46.68″E
• Southernmost point: Bon-Ot Big, Matnog, Sorsogon 12°31′N 124°02′E

Mindanao Island

• Northernmost point: Punta Bilar, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte
• Southernmost point: Tinaca Point, Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental

Altitude

• Highest: Mount Apo, Mindanao 2,954 meters (9,692 ft) 7°0′30″N 125°16′33″E
• Lowest: Galathea Depth, Philippine Trench, 10,540 meters (34,580 ft). It is the third-deepest in the world after the Challenger Deep, Marianas Trench (10,971 meters (35,994 ft)) and the Tonga Trench (10,882 meters (35,702 ft)).

Highest attainable by transportation

• Road: Kiangan-Tinoc-Buguias Road, Eheb, Tinoc, Ifugao 2,428.66 meters (7,968.0 ft)^[7]

See also

• Geography of the Philippines

References

1. "Republic Act No. 9522". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
2. "Mavulis Island - The Northernmost Island of the Philippines". JAB TRAVEL VENTOURS. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
3. "Frances Reef reef(s), Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines". ph.geoview.info. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
4. "Saluag Island is a Paradise in Southernmost Philippines - Travel to the Philippines". June 10, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
5. "Pusan Point: Where the Sun Rises First in the Philippines". Tripzilla Philippines. March 24, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
6. titastravels17. "Extreme points of the Philippines". Tita S Travels. Retrieved July 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. Frank Cimatu (March 20, 2019). "Halsema Highroad Point dethroned as highest point in PH Highway System". Rappler. Retrieved June 29, 2021.