List of extreme points of Russia

The northernmost and easternmost points of Russia coincide with those of Eurasia (both for the mainland and including the islands).

The extreme points of the Soviet Union were identical, except that the southernmost point of the Soviet Union was Kushka in Turkmenistan, and the extreme elevation was the Communism Peak in Tajikistan, at 7,495 metres (24,590 ft).

The westernmost point of the Empire was located at Ruda Komorska in Congress Poland from 1815 until its occupation by German and Austro-Hungarian troops in 1915.

Again, until the Alaska Purchase, the peak of Bolshaya was the extreme point of elevation in the Empire, at 6,194 m above sea level.

Including islands and exclaves Contiguous mainland only Towns and cities Permanent settlements 1according to the path of the International Date Line, although being located in the Western Hemisphere.