Extreme points of the Philippines explained

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.

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 Southernmost point:^[3] Frances Reef, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi Southernmost island:^[4] Saluag Island, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi Easternmost point:^[5] Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental 7.2888°N 126.605°W
• Westernmost point:^[6] Balabac Great Reef 7°54′36.35″N 116°53′16.64″E

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Cities

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

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 2954m (9,692feet)
• Lowest: Galathea Depth, Philippine Trench, 10540m (34,580feet). It is the third-deepest in the world after the Challenger Deep, Marianas Trench (10971m (35,994feet)) and the Tonga Trench (10882m (35,702feet)).

Highest attainable by transportation

• Road: Kiangan-Tinoc-Buguias Road, Eheb, Tinoc, Ifugao 2428.66m (7,968.04feet)^[7]

See also

• Geography of the Philippines

Notes and References

1. Web site: Republic Act No. 9522 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . February 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180814224650/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2009/03/10/republic-act-no-9522/ . August 14, 2018.
2. Web site: Mavulis Island - The Northernmost Island of the Philippines . 2022-07-16 . JAB TRAVEL VENTOURS . en.
3. Web site: Frances Reef reef(s), Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines . 2022-07-16 . ph.geoview.info.
4. Web site: 2020-06-10 . Saluag Island is a Paradise in Southernmost Philippines - Travel to the Philippines . 2022-07-16 . en-US.
5. Web site: 2017-03-24 . Pusan Point: Where the Sun Rises First in the Philippines . 2022-07-16 . Tripzilla Philippines . en-US.
6. Web site: titastravels17 . Extreme points of the Philippines . 2022-07-16 . Tita S Travels . en.
7. Web site: Halsema Highroad Point dethroned as highest point in PH Highway System. Frank Cimatu. March 20, 2019. Rappler. June 29, 2021.