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Countries Whose Extreme Points are Furthest Apart

Which countries have the furthest possible distance between two points that are part of the country - including ALL their overseas possessions?
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Last updated: September 11, 2023
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First submittedSeptember 11, 2023
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Distance
Country
18,151
France
18,127
United Kingdom
15,306
United States
15,098
Norway
8,207
Russia
8,049
Netherlands
7,813
Australia
Distance
Country
5,711
New Zealand
5,549
Canada
5,355
Indonesia
5,100
Brazil
5,017
China
4,648
Chile
4,430
Kiribati
Distance
Country
4,052
Denmark
3,713
India
3,699
Argentina
3,365
Mexico
3,138
Japan
2,959
Kazakhstan
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51 Comments
Quizmaster
+43
Level ∞
Sep 12, 2023
France: Clipperton Island => Tromelin Island

United Kingdom: Cyprus base area => Pitcairn.

United States: Virgin Islands => Guam

Norway: Svalbard => Antarctic island (unlabeled on Google maps)

Stevo
+9
Level 72
Sep 12, 2023
Bouvet Island?
Maxibon
+11
Level 73
Sep 12, 2023
Bouvet Island is far more north than Antarctica.
eibi
+3
Level 80
Sep 13, 2023
Peter I. (the First) Island?
Jerry928
+4
Level 76
Sep 23, 2023
It looks like you've excluded possessions on Antarctica (Ross Dependency, etc) - if so you might want to make that clear in the instructions.
BrickShooter1234
+2
Level 76
Oct 25, 2023
What about French Southern and Antarctic Islands for France?
Zhisque
+2
Level 71
Oct 29, 2024
That's what contains Tromelin Island.

Tromelin to Clipperton is 18 Mm

Kerguelen to Clipperton is 16 Mm

Zefyrinus
+1
Level 74
Nov 10, 2023
Is Scotland closer to Pitcairn than Akrotiri/Dhekelia?
Thisisreal
+4
Level 90
Nov 26, 2023
Akrotiri to Pitcairn is 17k km, Scotland to Pitcairn is 15.5k km
Maxibon
+3
Level 73
Sep 12, 2023
Good idea!
FreeStater
+14
Level 81
Sep 12, 2023
After trying Micronesia, I decided no Oceanian countries besides Australia were on the list. Damn.
InterAlia
+10
Level 83
Nov 10, 2023
Turns out that's not a decision you get to make.
carrow
+5
Level 50
Nov 11, 2023
I've best heard Kiribati describes as a handful of tiny islands spanning a stretch of ocean the size of Australia.
bocoker
+5
Level 82
Sep 12, 2023
Does Ecuador include the Galapagos?
Quizmaster
+13
Level ∞
Sep 12, 2023
Yes. Ecuador ranks #38 at 1,889 km.
cathlete
+14
Level 78
Sep 12, 2023
I love the quiz idea! It was fun
TurkeyCookTime
+9
Level 85
Sep 12, 2023
I was surprised South Africa didn't make it in. Looks like it barely misses with 2,932 km from Marion Island to the Botswana-Namibia tripoint.
TurkeyCookTime
+5
Level 85
Sep 12, 2023
Looks like France should be #1 - I get a distance of 18,151 km from Clipperton Island to Tromelin Island (French Southern and Antarctic Lands).
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Sep 12, 2023
Thanks. It looks like my script had a bug when the country spanned too many degrees of longitude. Fixed now!
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Sep 13, 2023
1:58 used, got Netherlands last
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Sep 13, 2023
Fun quiz
Megrez
+3
Level 52
Nov 10, 2023
Had 90 seconds left but couldn't guess Kiribati
AlexThirkell
+6
Level 74
Nov 10, 2023
Distance in km - that's unexpectedly refreshing!
slug
+1
Level 73
Nov 10, 2023
Great quiz!
NEGeo
+3
Level 65
Nov 10, 2023
what overseas territory does the dutch have?
Lwadrian
+6
Level 60
Nov 10, 2023
Curacao and Aruba are 2 of them
KabouterPlop
+3
Level 71
Nov 10, 2023
The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of 4 constituent countries: The Netherlands, Aruba, Curacao and St Maarten.

And Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius are special municipalities.

AlexThirkell
+5
Level 74
Nov 10, 2023
The quiz doesn't mention overseas territories, it mentions overseas "possessions". Just take it to mean and dependent or controlled territories anywhere in the world regardless of official status.
supermoose7115
+1
Level 47
Nov 10, 2023
Would never have guessed Kiribati
InterAlia
+8
Level 83
Nov 10, 2023
The only country with land in all four hemispheres.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Nov 10, 2023
But I think that's excluding territories, otherwise France + UK also
AlexThirkell
+7
Level 74
Nov 10, 2023
But pretty much all of Kiribati is overseas from all of the rest of Kiribati...
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Nov 17, 2023
Hawaii is overseas and it's not an overseas territory.
dumBunny
+1
Level 61
Nov 10, 2023
I would suggest adding a note to let folks know if Antarctic claims are included or not. The reason being there are a lot of conflicting and overlapping claims, some of which are not recognized (e.g. the US and Russia doesn't recognize anyones claims to Antarctica).
Zman0
+4
Level 33
Nov 10, 2023
How did I get Kiribati but not Canada.
TjizzleDizzle
+1
Level 69
Nov 11, 2023
With all my nerdiness about countries....i am dissapointed in myself for not thinking of Kiribati. Missed that one and New Zealand.
vindem
+1
Level 67
Nov 12, 2023
Almost missed the Netherlands
petero
+1
Level 47
Nov 13, 2023
New Zealand has more distant points than Canada? How is that possible?
Wistful
+5
Level 72
Nov 13, 2023
Territories.
Ptcairn
+5
Level 68
May 31, 2024
Niue, Cook Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Chatham Islands Territory, etc
diegotcw
+1
Level 58
Nov 17, 2024
Which parts of Norway are 15000 km far apart?
32Joel
+2
Level 63
Jan 13, 2025
they have a claim in Antarctica
Ptcairn
+2
Level 68
Jan 23, 2025
Svalbard to Bouvet Island

it depends on if QM chose to keep Antarctic Possesions.

Passager
+1
Level 54
Feb 6, 2025
Canada has land gifted to them in France. Not sure if that's included
Baton793
+1
Level 57
Apr 28, 2025
Ahh, Kiribati, my old foe, we meet yet again
Hydrx
+1
Level 67
Apr 28, 2025
I never think of Chile and Argentina because I think of them as tall, not wide.
CalebBrooksire
+1
Level 31
Apr 28, 2025
Got Kiribati but not France and Netherlands lmao
malamuer
+1
Level 44
Aug 3, 2025
great quiz
SerbianQuiz
+1
Level 53
Nov 19, 2025
i forgot damn canada
SerbianQuiz
+1
Level 53
Nov 19, 2025
What about Spain and Portugal? Wouldn't Canary I. and Azores be far enough for this quiz?
SometimesHim
+1
Level 63
Apr 19, 2026
How are so many people missing Kiribati??? Every time I look at a map of Oceania (which is not that often, but more than an average person), I see two large areas, which are FSM and Kiribati.
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