Extreme points of South America - wikipedia Extreme points of South America This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2015 ) This is a list of the extreme points of South America, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. The continent 's southernmost point is incorrectly often said to be Cape Horn, but Águila Islet of the Diego Ramirez Islands is actually the southernmost point. Contents 1 Latitude and longitude 1.1 South America 1.2 South America ( mainland ) 2 Elevation 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links Latitude and longitude Geographic coordinates expressed in WGS 84. South America Northernmost point : Santa Catalina Island in San Andrés y Providencia Department, Colombia ( 13 ° 24 ′ 03 '' N 81 ° 22 ′ 14 '' W ) Southernmost point can be either : Águila Islet, Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile ( 56 ° 32 ′ 16 '' S 68 ° 43 ′ 10 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 56.53778 ° S 68.71944 ° W ﻿ / - 56.53778 ; - 68.71944 ), or, if the South Sandwich Islands are included as part of South America : Cook Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ( 59 ° 29 ′ 20 '' S 27 ° 8 ′ 40 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 59.48889 ° S 27.14444 ° W ﻿ / - 59.48889 ; - 27.14444 ) Westernmost point can be either : Darwin Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador ( 01 ° 40 ′ 44 '' N 92 ° 00 ′ 33 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 1.67889 ° N 92.00917 ° W ﻿ / 1.67889 ; - 92.00917 ), or, if Easter Island is included as part of South America : Motu Nui ( 27 ° 12 ′ 4 '' S 109 ° 27 ′ 18 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.20111 ° S 109.45500 ° W ﻿ / - 27.20111 ; - 109.45500 ) Easternmost point can be either : Ilha do Sul, Trindade and Martim Vaz, Brazil ( 20 ° 29 ′ 50 '' S 28 ° 50 ′ 51 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 20.49722 ° S 28.84750 ° W ﻿ / - 20.49722 ; - 28.84750 ), or, if the South Sandwich Islands are included as part of South America : Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ( 58 ° 30 ′ 43 '' S 26 ° 16 ′ 7 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 58.51194 ° S 26.26861 ° W ﻿ / - 58.51194 ; - 26.26861 ) South America ( mainland ) Northernmost point : Punta Gallinas, Colombia ( 12 ° 27 ′ 31 '' N 71 ° 40 ′ 8 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 12.45861 ° N 71.66889 ° W ﻿ / 12.45861 ; - 71.66889 ) Southernmost point : Cape Froward, Chile ( 53 ° 53 ′ 47 '' S 71 ° 17 ′ 40 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.89639 ° S 71.29444 ° W ﻿ / - 53.89639 ; - 71.29444 ) Westernmost point : Punta Pariñas, Peru ( 4 ° 40 ′ 58 '' S 81 ° 19 ′ 43 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 4.68278 ° S 81.32861 ° W ﻿ / - 4.68278 ; - 81.32861 ) Easternmost point : Ponta do Seixas, Brazil ( 7 ° 9 ′ 19 '' S 34 ° 47 ′ 35 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 7.15528 ° S 34.79306 ° W ﻿ / - 7.15528 ; - 34.79306 ) Center : 40 km. NWbN of Fuerte Olimpo, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay ( 20 ° 43 ′ 8 '' S 58 ° 3 ′ 39 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 20.71889 ° S 58.06083 ° W ﻿ / - 20.71889 ; - 58.06083 ) Elevation Highest point : Aconcagua, Mendoza, Argentina 32 ° 39 ′ 12 '' S 70 ° 0 ′ 40 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.65333 ° S 70.01111 ° W ﻿ / - 32.65333 ; - 70.01111 ﻿ ( Aconcagua ) at 6961 m Lowest point : Laguna del Carbón, Santa Cruz, Argentina 49 ° 34 ′ 34 '' S 68 ° 21 ′ 5 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 49.57611 ° S 68.35139 ° W ﻿ / - 49.57611 ; - 68.35139 ﻿ ( Laguna del Carbón ) at − 105 m See also Geography of South America Extreme points of the Earth Extreme points of the Americas Extreme points of North America Extreme points of Central America Extreme points of the Caribbean Extreme points of South America Extreme points of Argentina Extreme points of Brazil Extreme points of Chile Extreme points of Colombia Extreme points of Peru Notes Jump up ^ The summit of Aconcagua is the highest point of Andes, Argentina, South America, and all of the Americas. Mount Aconcagua is the second most prominent summit on Earth. References Jump up ^ Extreme points of Colombia Jump up ^ The geology of Chile ( p. 36 ) Jump up ^ `` Aconcagua ''. Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 8, 2012. 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Question: what is the most northern country in south america
Answer: Colombia