This is a list of the extreme points of
Colombia
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, the points that are farther
north
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south
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,
east
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or
west
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than any other location.
Latitude and longitude
Geographic coordinates expressed in
WGS 84
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.
Colombia
* Northernmost point:
Bajo Nuevo
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keys in
San Andrés y Providencia Department ()
* Southernmost point: stream in
Amazonas River
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,
Leticia, in
Amazonas Department
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()
* Westernmost point:
San Andrés Island in
San Andrés y Providencia Department ()
* Easternmost point:
San José Island in
Rio Negro, in front of the Cocuy monolith in
Guainía Department
Guainía (; Yuri language: "Land of many waters") is a department of Eastern Colombia. It is in the east of the country, bordering Venezuela and Brazil. Its capital is Inírida. In 1963 Guainía was split off from Vaupés department. The nor ...
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Colombia (mainland)
* Northernmost point:
Punta Gallinas
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in
Guajira Department
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()
* Southernmost point:
Amazonas River
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The headwaters of t ...
,
Leticia, in
Amazonas Department
Amazonas () is a department of Southern Colombia in the south of the country. It is the largest department in area while also having the 3rd smallest population. Its capital is Leticia and its name comes from the Amazon River, which drains t ...
()
* Westernmost point:
Cabo Manglares in
Nariño Department ()
* Easternmost point: San José Island in Rio Negro, in front of the Cocuy monolith in
Guainía Department
Guainía (; Yuri language: "Land of many waters") is a department of Eastern Colombia. It is in the east of the country, bordering Venezuela and Brazil. Its capital is Inírida. In 1963 Guainía was split off from Vaupés department. The nor ...
()
Altitude
Height refers to
mean sea level
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* Highest point:
Pico Cristóbal Colón
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in
Magdalena Department, 5,775 m ()
* Lowest point: Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, 0 m
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Geography of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...