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List of extreme points of Australia - Wikipedia List of extreme points of Australia Jump to : navigation , search Extreme points of mainland Australia This is a list of the extreme points of Australia . The list includes extremes of cardinal direction , elevation , and other points peculiar geographic interest . The location of some points depend on whether islands and the Australian Antarctic Territory ( which is not universally recognised ) are included . Contents ( hide ) 1 Northernmost point 2 Southernmost point 3 Easternmost point 4 Westernmost point 5 Highest point 6 Lowest natural point 7 Other points 8 See also 9 References Northernmost point ( edit ) Bramble Cay , North - East Torres Strait Islands , Queensland ( 9 ° 8'23 '' S ) Excluding islands : Cape York Peninsula , Queensland ( 10 ° 41 ' S ) Southernmost point ( edit ) South Pole , Australian Antarctic Territory Excluding Australian Antarctic Territory : Bishop and Clerk Islets ( 55 ° 03 ′ S ) Excluding islands and Australian Antarctic Territory : South Point , Wilsons Promontory , Victoria ( 39 ° 08 ' S ) Easternmost point ( edit ) Norfolk Island ( 167 ° 57 ' E ) Excluding islands : Australian Antarctic Territory ( 160 ° 00 ' E ) Excluding islands and Australian Antarctic Territory : Cape Byron , New South Wales ( 153 ° 38 ' E ) Westernmost point ( edit ) Australian Antarctic Territory ( 45 ° 00 ' E ) Excluding Australian Antarctic Territory : Flat Island , McDonald Islands ( 72 ° 36 ' E ) Excluding islands and Australian Antarctic Territory : Steep Point , Western Australia ( 113 ° 09 ' E ) Highest point ( edit ) Mount McClintock , Australian Antarctic Territory ( 3,490 metres ( 11,450 ft ) ) Excluding Australian Antarctic Territory : Mawson Peak , Heard Island ( 2,744 metres ( 9,003 ft ) ) Excluding islands and Australian Antarctic Territory : Mount Kosciuszko ( 2,228 metres ( 7,310 ft ) ) Lowest natural point ( edit ) Lake Eyre ( − 15 m ( − 49 ft ) ) Other points ( edit ) Planimetric centre of gravity -- Lambert gravitational centre , Northern Territory ( 25 ° 36 ′ 36.4 '' S 134 ° 21 ′ 17.33 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.610111 ° S 134.3548139 ° E ﻿ / - 25.610111 ; 134.3548139 ) Furthest point from the coastline -- Northern Territory ( 23 ° 02 ′ S 132 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 23.033 ° S 132.167 ° E ﻿ / - 23.033 ; 132.167 ) See also ( edit ) Centre points of Australia Extreme points of Earth Extreme points of Oceania References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Continental Extremities of Australia , Geosciences Australia , retrieved 2012 - 02 - 08 Jump up ^ `` Cape Byron Headland Reserve '' , byronbay.com . Jump up ^ `` Antarctica Ultra-Prominences '' Peaklist.org . Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 04 Jump up ^ `` Highest mountains on external territories '' . Australian Government - Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 23 . Jump up ^ `` Kosciuszko National Park '' . Australian Alps National Parks . Australian Government . Archived from the original on 1 June 2009 . Retrieved 13 June 2009 . Jump up ^ Centre of Australia States and Territories , Australian Government Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_extreme_points_of_Australia&oldid=812612106 '' Categories : Headlands of Australia Extreme points of Australia Extreme points by country Hidden categories : Use Australian English from December 2013 All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English Use dmy dates from December 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 28 November 2017 , at 21 : 15 . About Wikipedia