Extreme points of Mexico explained

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

• Easternmost point: 86° 42' 36" W longitude, southeast tip of Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo.
• Westernmost point: 118° 22' 00" W longitude, Roca Elefante at Isla de Guadalupe, in the Pacific Ocean.
• Northernmost point: 32° 43' 06" N latitude Monumento 206, near Los Algodones, Baja California, at the United States border.
• Southernmost point: 14° 32' 27" N latitude, mouth of Suchiate River, border with Guatemala, in Suchiate, Chiapas.

Elevation

• Highest elevation point: Pico de Orizaba; (Volcán Citlaltépetl)^{[1] [2]} 19.03°N -97.27°W
• Lowest elevation point: Laguna Salada, Baja California at

Transportation

• Northernmost airport: Mexicali International Airport in Mexicali Municipality, Baja California 32.6306°N -115.2414°W
• Southernmost airport: Tapachula International Airport in Tapachula Municipality, Chiapas 14.7944°N -92.37°W
• Westernmost airport: Tijuana International Airport in Tijuana Municipality, Baja California 32.5408°N -116.97°W
• Easternmost airport: Cancun International Airport in Benito Juárez Municipality, Quintana Roo 21.0367°N -86.8769°W

See also

• Geography of Mexico
• Extreme points of the Earth
  • Extreme points of the Americas
    • Extreme points of North America
      • Extreme points of Canada
        • Extreme points of Canadian provinces
        • Extreme communities of Canada
      • Extreme points of Greenland
      • Extreme points of Mexico
      • Extreme points of the United States
        • Extreme points of U.S. states
          • Extreme points of Massachusetts
          • Extreme Points of Texas
        • Extreme points of New England
      • Extreme points of Central America
      • Extreme points of the Caribbean
        • Extreme points of Cuba
    • Extreme points of South America

External links

• INEGI including a map of these coordinates (Spanish).

Notes and References

1. Pico de Orizaba is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, and all of Mexico
2. Web site: Pico de Orizaba. Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. September 9, 2012.