This is a list of lists of places considered the most extreme by virtue of meeting some superlative geographical or physical criterion – e.g. farthest, highest, lowest, greatest, or least.

Earth Extremes on Earth Northernmost settlements Southernmost settlements List of northernmost items List of southernmost items List of countries by highest point List of countries by lowest point List of elevation extremes by country List of elevation extremes by region List of highest towns by country

Continents Extreme points of Afro-Eurasia Extreme points of Africa Extreme points of Eurasia Extreme points of Europe Extreme points of Asia Extreme points of the Americas Extreme points of North America Extreme points of the Caribbean Extreme points of Central America Extreme points of South America Extreme points of Oceania Extreme points of Australia Extreme points of Antarctica Extreme points of the Antarctic Extreme points of the Arctic

Sovereign states

Dependencies, autonomies, and other territories Extreme points of the Faroe Islands Extreme points of Greenland Extreme points of Guam Extreme points of Niue Extreme points of Northern Cyprus Extreme points of the Northern Mariana Islands Extreme points of Taiwan Extreme points of Western Sahara

Miscellaneous political subdivisions Extreme points of the Commonwealth of Nations Extreme points of the African Union Extreme points of the British Isles Extreme points of Canadian provinces Extreme communities of Canada Extreme points of the European Union Extreme points of New England Extreme points of U.S. states

Space List of Solar System extremes List of extrasolar planet extremes List of hottest stars List of largest cosmic structures List of largest known stars List of most massive black holes List of most massive stars List of most luminous stars

See also World record