The extreme points of Latvia are the points on Latvia's land territory that are furthest north, south, east and west.[1]
Extreme points of Latvia
Latitude and longitude edit
- North: (58°05′06″N 25°11′57″E / 58.085137°N 25.199204°E) Ipiķi Parish, Valmiera Municipality
- South: (55°40′30″N 26°35′50″E / 55.674971°N 26.597214°E) Demene Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality
- West: (56°21′14″N 20°58′13″E / 56.353934°N 20.970154°E) Cape Bernāti, Nīca Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality
- East: (56°16′37″N 28°14′28″E / 56.276911°N 28.241043°E) Pasiene Parish, Ludza Municipality
Latvija saules zīmē edit
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Baltās naktis -
Saules puķe -
Zaļais stars -
Austras koks
In 1998 and 1999, in honour of the 80th anniversary of Latvia's independence, four granite sculptures by Vilnis Titāns (1944–2006) were placed near each of Latvia's extreme points. The project was called Latvija saules zīmē, "Latvia in the Sun sign". The names and locations of the individual sculptures are as follows:[1][2]
- North: (58°04′42″N 25°11′28″E / 58.078378°N 25.190973°E) Baltās naktis ("White nights")
- South: (55°40′32″N 26°34′56″E / 55.675561°N 26.582125°E) Saules puķe ("Sunflower")
- West: (56°22′38″N 20°58′44″E / 56.377257°N 20.978954°E) Zaļais stars ("Green ray")
- East: (56°10′30″N 28°05′40″E / 56.174953°N 28.094401°E) Austras koks ("Tree of Dawn")
Extremes in elevation edit
- Maximum: Gaiziņkalns (56°52′12″N 25°57′27″E / 56.870134°N 25.95751°E), 312 metres (1,024 ft)[4]
- Minimum: Baltic Sea, 0 meters
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Markots, Aivars (8 June 2020). "Latvijas galējie punkti". Latvian National Encyclopedia. National Library of Latvia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Latvija saules zīmē" (in Latvian). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Gaiziņkalns". Latvia360. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "The highest hill summits in Latvia". Official Statistics Portal. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.