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The pinnacle of the island of Pico and highest point in Portugal
The islet of Monchique Islet, off the coast
Flores is the westernmost point of Europe
Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca), west of
Sintra , is the westernmost point of continental Europe
This is a list of the extreme points of Portugal , indicating the location of the most distant or highest points in continental or national limits of Portugal:
Portugal
Northernmost point — village of
Cevide ,
civil parish of
Cristoval ,
municipality of
Melgaço ;
Southernmost point —
Ilhéu de Fora ,
Savage Islands , municipality of
Funchal (
Madeira );
Westernmost point —
Ilhéu do Monchique ,
Fajã Grande , municipality of
Lajes das Flores ,
Flores (
Azores ), also considered the
westernmost point of Europe ;
Easternmost point —
Ifanes e Paradela , municipality of
Miranda do Douro ;
Centermost —
Penhascoso , Portugal, Municipality in Portugal
Highest point —
Mount Pico ,
Pico (
Azores ), at a height of 2,351 metres (7,713 ft).
Continental Portugal
This subsection details the extreme points in
continental Portugal :
Northernmost point — village of
Cevide (42.154058, -8.198415),
civil parish of
Cristoval ,
municipality of
Melgaço ;
Southernmost point —
Cabo de Santa Maria (36.960158, -7.887096), civil parish of
Sé , municipality of
Faro ;
Westernmost point —
Cabo da Roca (38.780963, -9.500552), civil parish of
Colares , municipality of
Sintra , also the
westernmost point of continental Europe ;
Easternmost point —
Ifanes e Paradela (41.574886, -6.190217), municipality of
Miranda do Douro ;
Centermost —
Penhascoso , Portugal (39.5571,-8.04276), Municipality in Portugal
Highest point —
Torre (40.321849, -7.612975), municipality of
Seia , in the
Serra da Estrela , at a height of 1,993 metres (6,539 ft).
See also
Sovereign states States with limited recognition Dependencies and other entities Other entities