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The extreme points of Bulgaria include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in
Bulgaria's northernmost point is where the Timok River flows into the
The highest point in Bulgaria is
The extreme points of Bulgaria include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
; and the highest and the lowest elevations in the country. This list excludes Bulgaria's station in Antarctica
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. With the exception of Cape Shabla
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, the easternmost location of Bulgaria, all other extreme points are uninhabited.
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(WGS) 84, a geodetic reference system.
Latitude and longitude
Bulgaria's northernmost point is where the Timok River flows into the Danube
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. The northern tip of Bulgaria is located in the Vidin Province, and neighbours the Mehedinți County
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of Romania
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. The closest Bulgarian village to that area is Vrav
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. Bulgaria's most southern point is in the Kardzhali Province
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's Mount Veykata. At , Veykata is the highest Bulgarian peak of the Gyumyurdzhinski Snezhnik ridge in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains
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, and borders the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery
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of Greece
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. Bulgaria's westernmost point is in Vrashka chuka saddle. This is the point where the Vidin Province borders both the Zaječar District
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of Southern and Eastern Serbia
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. Cape Shabla
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is Bulgaria's easternmost point; it lies in the Dobrich Province, on the country's Black Sea outlet. This table excludes St. Kliment Ohridski Base
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, Bulgaria's station in Antarctica
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.
Extreme elevation
The highest point in Bulgaria is Mount Musala
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, which, standing at , is located in the Rila National Park. Musala is part of the Rila
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mountain range in the Sofia Province. In addition to being Bulgaria's highest point, Musala is also taller than any other peak in the Balkans. Other peaks of comparable height in the vicinity of Musala include Little Musala, standing at , and Irechek, which is . Bulgaria's lowest point is located on the coast, with its outlet on the Black Sea. The region stays steady at sea level, and stretches , from the Romanian Black Sea Riviera to Turkey's Marmara Region.
See also
* Extreme points of Europe * Extreme points of Earth *Geography of Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a country situated in Southeast Europe that occupies the eastern quarter of the Balkan peninsula, being the largest country within its geographic boundaries. It is bordering Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the we ...
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