Extreme points of South Korea

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The following lists include extreme and significant points of the geography of South Korea.

Extreme points

Heading	Location^[1]	Village and township or town	City or county	Province or metropolitan city	Coordinates	Note
Northernmost	Daegang-ri	Daegang-ri, Hyeonnae-myeon	Goseong-gun	Gangwon	38°36′40″N 128°21′51″E / 38.61111°N 128.36417°E / 38.61111; 128.36417 (South Korean northernmost point)
Southernmost	Marado	Daejeong-eup	Seogwipo-si	Jeju	33°6′37″N 126°15′42″E / 33.11028°N 126.26167°E / 33.11028; 126.26167 (South Korean southernmost point)
Easternmost	Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks)	Dokdo-ri, Ulleung-eup	Ulleung-gun	North Gyeongsang	37°14′27″N 131°52′20″E / 37.24083°N 131.87222°E / 37.24083; 131.87222	The ownership of the territory is contested by Japan.
Westernmost	Baengnyeongdo	Baengnyeong-myeon	Ongjin-gun	Incheon	37°57′29″N 124°36′42″E / 37.95806°N 124.61167°E / 37.95806; 124.61167 (South Korean westernmost point)

Heading	Location^[2]	Village and township or town	City or county	Province or metropolitan city	Coordinates	Note
Northernmost	Daegang-ri	Daegang-ri, Hyeonnae-myeon	Goseong-gun	Gangwon	38°36′40″N 128°21′51″E / 38.61111°N 128.36417°E / 38.61111; 128.36417 (South Korean northernmost point)	Same as the overall northernmost point
Southernmost	Ttangkkeut	Songho-ri, Songji-myeon	Haenam-gun	South Jeolla	34°17′32″N 126°31′28″E / 34.29222°N 126.52444°E / 34.29222; 126.52444
Easternmost	Seokbyeong-ri	Seokbyeong-ri, Guryongpo-eup	Pohang-si	North Gyeongsang	36°1′0″N 129°35′5″E / 36.01667°N 129.58472°E / 36.01667; 129.58472 (South Korean easternmost mainland)
Westernmost	Mohang-ri	Mohang-ri, Sowon-myeon	Taean-gun	South Chungcheong	36°46′22″N 126°06′42″E / 36.77278°N 126.11167°E / 36.77278; 126.11167 (South Korean westernmost mainland)

Heading	Name	Altitude	Location	Coordinates
Highest	Hallasan	1,947.06 m	Jeju	33°21′42″N 126°31′45″E / 33.36167°N 126.52917°E / 33.36167; 126.52917 (hallasan)
Highest (mainland)	Jirisan	1,915 m	South Gyeongsang	35°20′13″N 127°43′50″E / 35.33694°N 127.73056°E / 35.33694; 127.73056 (jirisan)
Lowest	Sea of Japan (East Sea)	0 m		40°N 135°E / 40°N 135°E / 40; 135 (eastsea)

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