List of extreme points of Denmark

This is a list of extreme points of Denmark: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

Latitude and longitude

Jutland Peninsula

This includes only land on the Jutland peninsula – land that is part of mainland Europe:

North : Skagen, North Jutland County (57°45′9″N 10°37′1″E / 57.75250°N 10.61694°E / 57.75250; 10.61694 (Skagen (North)))¹
South : Padborg, South Jutland County (54°48′N 9°21′E / 54.800°N 9.350°E / 54.800; 9.350 (Padborg (South)))¹
West : Blåvandshuk, Ribe County (55°33′45″N 8°4′21″E / 55.56250°N 8.07250°E / 55.56250; 8.07250 (Blåvandshuk (West)))¹
East : Grenå, Aarhus County (56°26′33″N 10°57′32″E / 56.44250°N 10.95889°E / 56.44250; 10.95889 (Grenå (East)))¹

Following a flood in 1825, the northernmost part of Jutland is actually an island.²

Denmark proper

This includes only land in the European Union, also called Denmark proper, excluding Greenland and the Faroe Islands which are considered separate countries:

North : Skagen, North Jutland County (57°45′9″N 10°37′1″E / 57.75250°N 10.61694°E / 57.75250; 10.61694 (Skagen (North)))¹
South : Gedser, Falster (54°33′33″N 11°58′12″E / 54.55917°N 11.97000°E / 54.55917; 11.97000 (Gedser Odde (South)))¹
West : Blåvandshuk, Ribe County (55°33′45″N 8°4′21″E / 55.56250°N 8.07250°E / 55.56250; 8.07250 (Blåvands Huk, Ribe (West)))¹
East : Østerskær, Christiansø (55°19′06″N 15°11′50″E / 55.31833°N 15.19722°E / 55.31833; 15.19722 (Østerskær (East)))¹

All territories

Danish territory includes the island of Kaffeklubben, the northernmost permanent piece of land on earth.³ There are several temporary gravel banks marginally further north, such as Oodaaq, but these are not included here.

North : Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland (83°39′45″N 30°36′50″W / 83.66250°N 30.61389°W / 83.66250; -30.61389 (Kaffeklubben Island (North)))³
South : Gedser, Falster¹
West : Cape Alexander, Greenland¹
East : Østerskær, Christiansø (55°19′06″N 15°11′50″E / 55.31833°N 15.19722°E / 55.31833; 15.19722 (Østerskær (East)))¹

Gedser is also the southernmost point of Scandinavia and the Nordic countries.¹

Altitude

Maximum :
- Denmark proper : Møllehøj, 170.86 m (560.56 ft)¹
Minimum : Lammefjord, −7 m (−23 ft)¹

References

"The Most Extreme Points Of Denmark". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
Marsh, George Perkins (1885). The Earth as Modified by Human Action. C. Scribner's sons. p. 56.
"The Northernmost Points Of The Northernmost Countries In The World". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

[:0-1] "The Most Extreme Points Of Denmark". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

[2] Marsh, George Perkins (1885). The Earth as Modified by Human Action. C. Scribner's sons. p. 56.

[:1-3] "The Northernmost Points Of The Northernmost Countries In The World". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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