Extreme points of Central America

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This is a list of the extreme points of Central America, the points that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location on the region. The list also included highest and lowest points and identifies the most extensive lake.

## Contents

* 1 Extreme points
* 2 Highest points
* 3 Lowest points
* 4 Lakes
* 5 See also
* 6 Notes
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## Extreme points

* Northernmost point – Mexico–Belize border with Juan Sarabia
* Northernmost town – Corozal Town, Belize
* Southernmost point (mainland) – Punta Mariato, Panama
* Southernmost point – Cocos Island, Costa Rica
* Southernmost town – El Cacao, Panama
* Easternmost point – North America-South America border near Unguía, Colombia
* Easternmost town – Chepigana, Panama
* Westernmost point – Mouth of the Suchiate River, border with Mexico.
* Westernmost town – Malacatán, Guatemala

## Highest points

* Volcán Tajumulco,[note 1][1] San Marcos, Guatemala  [ ⚑ ] 15°2′37″N 91°54′12″W﻿ / ﻿15.04361°N 91.90333°W﻿ / 15.04361; -91.90333﻿ (Volcán Tajumulco) — highest summit of Central America at 4220 m (13,845 feet)

## Lowest points

* Isthmus of Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua  [ ⚑ ] 12°1′N 86°27′W﻿ / ﻿12.017°N 86.45°W﻿ / 12.017; -86.45﻿ (Isthmus of Rivas) — lowest pass between Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean on the Continental Divide of the Americas at 56 m (184 feet)
* Caribbean shoreline — lowest surface point at sea level

## Lakes

* Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua  [ ⚑ ] 11°37′N 85°21′W﻿ / ﻿11.61667°N 85.35°W﻿ / 11.61667; -85.35﻿ (Lake Nicaragua) — most extensive lake at 8,264 km2 (3,191 square miles)

## See also

* Geography of Central America
* 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
* Extreme points of Argentina
* Extreme points of Brazil
* Extreme points of Chile
* Extreme points of Colombia
* Extreme points of Peru

## Notes

1. ↑ Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of the Republic of Guatemala and all of Central America. Volcán Tajumulco is the southernmost and easternmost 4000 m (13,123-foot) summit of North America

## References

1. ↑ "Volcán Tajumulco". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8079. Retrieved September 9, 2012.

## External links

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Extreme points of the Americas

* North America
* Central America
* Northern America
* West Indies
* South America

Sovereign states|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Dependencies and
other territories

* Anguilla
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Curaçao
* Falkland Islands
* French Guiana
* Greenland
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Saba
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* US Virgin Islands

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Extreme points of North America

Sovereign states|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

Dependencies and
other territories

* Anguilla
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Curaçao
* Greenland
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Saba
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States Virgin Islands

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