List of extreme points of Chile

This is a list of the extreme points of Chile.

Latitude and longitude
Geographic coordinates expressed in WGS 84.

Chile

 * Northernmost point: Tripartite border with Bolivia and Peru in Arica and Parinacota Region near Visviri (-17.49833°N, -69.46847°W)
 * Southernmost point can be either:
 * Águila Islet, Diego Ramírez Islands in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region -56.5375°N, -68.71944°W, or, if Antarctic Chilean Territory claims are considered,
 * The South Pole in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region (-90°N, °W)
 * Westernmost point: Motu Nui, off Easter Island (-27.20106°N, -109.45489°W)
 * Easternmost point can be either:
 * Nueva Island in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region (-55.21958°N, -66.41611°W), or, if Antarctic Chilean Territory claims are considered,
 * The 53rd meridian west of Greenwich, over Antarctica in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region.

Mainland

 * Northernmost point: Tripartite border with Bolivia and Peru in Arica and Parinacota Region (-17.49833°N, -69.46847°W)
 * Southernmost point: Cape Froward in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region (-53.89661°N, -71.29483°W)
 * Westernmost point: Taitao Peninsula in Aisén Region (-46.71944°N, -75.64931°W)
 * Easternmost point: Off Nevados de Poquis in Antofagasta Region (-22.99194°N, -66.97547°W)

Geographical center

 * Chile (Including Easter Island):
 * including Antarctic territorial claims: South Pacific Ocean, 687 km WbS of Punta Arenas, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region, Chile (-53.74917°N, -81.22744°W)
 * excluding Antarctic territorial claims: South Pacific Ocean, 737 km SWbW of Alejandro Selkirk Island, Valparaíso Region, Chile (-37.01806°N, -87.9355°W)
 * Mainland: about 8 km. east of Colbún, Maule Region, Chile (-35.69747°N, -71.31239°W)

Altitude
Height referred to mean sea level.
 * Highest point: Ojos del Salado in Atacama Region, 6,893 m (-27.10961°N, -68.54225°W)
 * Lowest point: Pacific Ocean, 0 m

Monuments
There is a monument at Playa Blanca ("White Beach"), located between Coronel and Lota in the Biobío Region, representing the middle of continental Chile north-south.

South of Punta Arenas there is another such monument, marking Chile's north-south center, including Antarctic territorial claims (photo).