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10 Westernmost Countries in Europe

Which countries have the westernmost points within the continent of Europe?
Includes islands which are considered part of Euope
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Longitude
Country
24.53 °W
Iceland
10.47 °W
Ireland
9.83 °W
Portugal
9.30 °W
Spain
9.07 °W
Norway
Longitude
Country
8.17 °W
United Kingdom
5.13 °W
France
1.40 °E
Andorra
2.58 °E
Belgium
3.35 °E
Netherlands
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111 Recent Comments
potato5402
+2
Level 67
Dec 12, 2016
What about French Guinea, in South America? Just depends on the map you use.
Sulps
+15
Level 56
Dec 12, 2016
French Guinea was in Africa.
Gamer1162
+9
Level 59
Dec 12, 2016
Never knew French Guiana was in Europe.
LordGuacaba
+5
Level 71
Dec 12, 2016
French Guiana is in South America. It's close to (but not bordering, strangely enough) actual Guiana, the country.
BotswanaEmperor
+3
Level 70
Mar 30, 2020
@LordGuacaba, I think you mean the independant country of Guyana
tshalla
+21
Level 77
Oct 3, 2024
This thread is a catastrophe.
Antofagasta
+3
Level 71
Dec 18, 2016
Guiana not guinea.
divantilya
+6
Level 36
Dec 8, 2017
Guyana! - not guinea or guiana.
qcumber
+3
Level 45
May 27, 2018
in french its spelled guinana. guyana is the english spelling(and a country)
ADX31
+10
Level 56
Mar 20, 2019
Nope, in French we spell it Guyane...
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 82
Feb 26, 2020
It's French Guiana, it has nothing to do with the country of Guyana
wiifly
+3
Level 61
Nov 24, 2020
Well actually it does, there were 3 'Guyana's with British Guyana, Dutch Guyana, and French Guyana (Guiana).

Dutch Guyana became Suriname, and British Guyana became just Guyana, where as French Guiana stayed a department of France.

WeepingScorpion
+4
Level 60
Jun 10, 2023
Actually, there were five: Spanish Guyana is now part of Venezuela while Portuguese Guiana is now part of Brazil.
anton
+2
Level 20
Mar 20, 2019
The quizzmaster might want to clear this one up with a quick rewrite. Guadeloupe in the Carribbean is even further west than French Guiana. It's not a country but an overseas department of France. It's one of what the EU calls an 'outermost region', quite distinct from what it terms 'overseas countries and territories'.

However, the definition of 'overseas territory' can be interpreted to include such things, depending on which side of the bed you got out of, so maybe it should read 'Not including overseas territories, regions, departments etc.', or make France #1.

There doesn't appear to be a definition of 'overseas territory' in any established dictionary that I can find, other than one that applies only to British overseas territories (https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/overseas-territory)

Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_member_state_territories_and_the_European_Union

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_department_and_region

Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Jul 2, 2019
aruba is even more west... you could go around in circles like this.

but a clearer disciption/caveat would be helpfull yes.

quicksilver87
+3
Level 38
Jun 4, 2020
While I see the point you are trying to make regarding the confusion that can arise - your comment about making France #1 is incorrect as this quiz is about the westernmost countries in Europe. Some of France's overseas departments are very far west but they are not in Europe themselves, therefore France is not the westernmost country in Europe.
Suzyhomemaker
+3
Level 60
Dec 12, 2016
What about Denmark? Greenland is part of Denmark and is further west than Ireland.
Gamer1162
+8
Level 59
Dec 12, 2016
Not including overseas territories.
Quizzer6794
+14
Level 66
Dec 12, 2016
No need to yell. We're all friends here.
wiifly
+2
Level 61
Nov 24, 2020
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tshalla
+2
Level 77
Oct 3, 2024
But I would assume that the Azores would be considered an essential part of Portugal?
JBlouw1850
+2
Level 43
Dec 13, 2016
Greenland is in North America by nearly everybody's standards.
Quizzyquizzed
+6
Level 28
Feb 23, 2019
Greenland isn’t in Europe anyway, but the Faroe Islands would make the list.
mace0windu
+4
Level 67
Dec 12, 2016
Surprised to find out that Azores are not part of Portugal any more... :)
Gamer1162
+1
Level 59
Dec 12, 2016
The Azores are part of Africa, not Europe. Even if it was considered, what difference does it make? It'd still be on the quiz.
Antofagasta
+1
Level 71
Dec 18, 2016
Essentially territories. That's why they're not included. Read the bits above.
prettyvisitors
+7
Level 29
Feb 17, 2021
4 azorean islands are in the african plate, 2 are in the north american plate and 3 (São Miguel, Graciosa and Terceira) are in the eurasian plate, so geographically some of the azorean islands are part of europe, not africa
tshalla
+2
Level 77
Oct 3, 2024
The Azores are generally treated as part of Europe. The Madeiras and the Canary Islands are a different matter. Tectonic plates typically have nothing to do with these considerations.
gabrielle1106
+1
Level 16
Dec 12, 2016
Don't Monaco, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Switzerland all have points west of Norway?
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Dec 12, 2016
Netherlands yes. But not Monaco or Luxembourg. The criteria is westernmost points of Europe. Monaco is nearest the Mediterranean and Luxembourg is trumped by Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal.
Benderboop
+1
Level 33
Dec 13, 2016
He is counting the island of Jan Mayen, which is closer to Greenland than to Norway. So technically the westernmost point of Norway is further West than those other countries.
Asterlan
+3
Level 57
Oct 19, 2020
If Jan Mayen is counted, the Azores should too.
wiifly
+2
Level 61
Nov 24, 2020
Once again *sigh*

Jan Mayen is to Norway as Hawaii is to the U.S.

The Azores are to Portugal as Guam is to the U.S.

This is a pretty rough analogy since no two territories are really the same, but it gets the point across.

prettyvisitors
+8
Level 29
Feb 17, 2021
that azores and guam comparison is completely wrong. the azores are fully part of portugal, just like lisbon or porto
LePlume
+1
Level 28
May 26, 2021
I agree with you on this; then again, that would move Portugal up a few notches, but wouldn't change the content of the list.
zer0cool
+1
Level 69
Dec 12, 2016
Wow, I put England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Can we please get credit for UK on one of those, at least? After that, my brain turned off of UK, regardless of the lat/long.
Quizzer6794
+10
Level 66
Dec 12, 2016
Only if we should accept Catalonia for Spain
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Jul 2, 2019
catalonia is not a country though, soveriegn or not.
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Dec 12, 2016
There's always one!
Antofagasta
+6
Level 71
Dec 18, 2016
Welcome to Jetpunk. No
Quizzer6794
+2
Level 66
Dec 12, 2016
Interesting statistic: Portugal, not including the Azores, ranks 3rd, which makes the cut. Another one: Portugal is 99% guessed, and the other 1% probably can't spell Portugal. And now a question: why all the fuss?
Djilas
+10
Level 85
Dec 13, 2016
To have a correct list of answers, not just a solved quiz :)

I'm really not sure why Jan Mayen would count and not Azores

Asterlan
+1
Level 57
Oct 19, 2020
Same with the Faroe Islands and Denmark.
wiifly
+1
Level 61
Nov 24, 2020
Just going to copy my comment above:

Jan Mayen is to Norway as Hawaii is to the U.S.

The Azores are to Portugal as Guam is to the U.S.

This is a pretty rough analogy since no two territories are really the same, but it gets the point across.

LePlume
+5
Level 28
May 26, 2021
It does. The only problem is, it's completely wrong.
MalyJacus
+3
Level 59
Sep 9, 2022
I have to agree with LePlume on this one. There is not an exact legal, juristictional and semantic analogy, but on a spectrum of analogies, Azores are to Portugal as Hawaii is to USA, not Guam. I would say East Timor and Macao (prior to their devolution) were to Portugal as Guam is to the US.

Several reasons: #1 Geography & history; #2 Current population (ethnically and linguistically difficult to distinguish from mainland for an outsider); #3 geologically, as already stated by others, Azores are at junction of african and European plates with plurality in Europe #4 no devolution or even sense of self-rule/home rule that is above and beyond what is seen in portugal's mainland administrative subdivisions.

Arp2600
+6
Level 88
Dec 13, 2016
My motto would be "Consistency and accuracy".
qcumber
+2
Level 45
May 27, 2018
not to mention iceland is half on the eurasian plate and entirely european in culture and language
WeepingScorpion
+1
Level 60
Jun 10, 2023
Yes but plate boundaries are not used to define continents. If that were the case, there wouldn't be 6 or 7 (depending on the language) continents but at least 15, and some would, IIRC, not have any landmass at all.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Jul 2, 2019
people need something to do to spend their evenings ;)
ander217
+1
Level 75
Dec 12, 2016
I couldn't figure out why Russia, Ukraine, etc. weren't accepted. Finally, it kicked in. Still managed to get them all but it took far longer than it should have. At least I'm ready for what I assume will be the next one in this series.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Dec 12, 2016
All these featured quizzes lately about the 10 most this or that by continent (or continents in the case of "America") are way too easy. Could be a 30 second quiz and would still be easy.
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Nov 24, 2019
Please go back to planet Kyrpton.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Jan 26, 2020
was this hard for you?
Asterlan
+1
Level 57
Oct 19, 2020
30 secs wouldn’t be easy. I don’t think most people can type 10 countries in 30 secs, much less think about them too.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Sep 9, 2022
Most people who regularly come to this site could. The average score on this quiz (for first tries) is 9. It's very easy.
allright
+1
Level 34
Mar 15, 2017
What about Denmark and Greenland?
Osiris
+3
Level 65
Jan 13, 2018
Greenland isn't in Europe.
wiifly
+1
Level 61
Nov 24, 2020
And it's an Overseas territory
ChrisInTheNorth
+3
Level 32
Apr 17, 2017
I'm struggling on which bit of Norway is farther west than any of UK
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 86
Oct 28, 2017
This island of Jan Mayen. North of Iceland. East of Greenland. Further west than the UK.
IllegalDetective
+1
Level 20
May 27, 2018
Umm... Faroe islands anyone? (Actually i don't know it their danish or norwegian but still)
CardinalSin
+1
Level 80
May 31, 2018
Still Danish
WhyKai
+2
Level 50
Jul 1, 2018
I don't understand how Norway is in it...AND so high on the list

It is so much more west than the rest of the countries and

Sifhraven
+2
Level 73
Jul 2, 2019
Well if you read the comments you would. I didnt think Norway to be considered so far west either, but learned of a new place today.
joakim
+3
Level 46
Jul 22, 2018
Nice quiz! Greetings from Iceland.
TinteEalaine
+2
Level 55
Mar 22, 2022
Hello Icelander :) Greatings from your namelike country, Ireland
daggerfall
+1
Level 32
Sep 25, 2018
Why don't you count Faroe Islands when you count the island of Jan Mayen. Denmark would appear on that list.
quicksilver87
+2
Level 38
Jun 4, 2020
Faroe Islands are not counted as they are an overseas territory of Denmark, therefore excluded by the caveat listed at the top.

Despite being VERY far from mainland Norway, Jan Mayen is a fully integral part of Norway, so it counts.

Definitely confusing for us quiz-takers, but the quiz author is correct here on including Norway and excluding Denmark.

wiifly
+1
Level 61
Nov 24, 2020
Think of it as Hawaii and the U.S., but if Hawaii was still in North America.
LincolnIsTheBestOne
+1
Level 62
Feb 22, 2019
Got them all with 1:20 left at 4:43 27 PM on February 22, 2019. This is a good, not too hard quiz to earn a few more points on.
MikolajSzkutnik
+2
Level 75
Feb 22, 2019
Well, how about Russia? I thought it's so far east it comes to west (ik how it sounds lol), and I guess it's not an overseas territory
Vicky
+2
Level 55
Mar 20, 2019
That russian part is part of asia
GeoDude
+3
Level 47
Mar 20, 2019
15 seconds, thanks for the free 5 points
AFCW1889
+1
Level 31
Mar 24, 2019
weird flex, not okay
svelte
+2
Level 50
Jan 26, 2020
I forgot Ireland - lol
TinteEalaine
+1
Level 55
Mar 22, 2022
I almost did and I live there...
tosti
+1
Level 49
Mar 11, 2020
Gotta love these top10 quizes!
FlyingG
+1
Level 69
Jul 11, 2020
got them all in 0:38
EcceHomo
+4
Level 84
Sep 7, 2020
People love to argue they are right even when they haven't got a clue. And some can't even be arsed undertaking even the smallest bit of research or even reading the rubric in the question before shouting their mouth off. It is truly incredible.
rospe
+1
Level 18
Nov 20, 2020
Where is Denmark?!

Greenland is more west than any if these countries

wiifly
+2
Level 61
Nov 24, 2020
Did you look at a single one of the comments above before asking this question? or did you just assume you were the only one who noticed the biggest island in the World?
HendogJP
+1
Level 59
Nov 27, 2020
Hey, judging by your level, you seem new to JetPunk, if so, Welcome! One tip I should give you is to read the caveats for the quiz, it will help you greatly! They can be found to the right of the picture for the quiz at the top of the page.
Fr3ddie888
+1
Level 46
Nov 26, 2020
0.25 first try
tillydog2015
+1
Level 38
Apr 7, 2021
can someone explain how ireland is more west than the UK
tillydog2015
+3
Level 38
Apr 7, 2021
oh nvm lol i forget for a sec that ireland was west of uk
TinteEalaine
+1
Level 55
Mar 22, 2022
Well you wouldn't be too wrong, they one a small part of the island of Ireland which (if they owned Donegal) would stretch almost as far as Kerry
gewehr6628
+1
Level 46
May 10, 2021
almost missed norway. fun quiz
User9999BQuizer
+2
Level 19
Jun 8, 2021
0:46 (I Don't know why say 1:14 in green and big) and 10/10 (100%) inever got 10/10 (in a long time) I'm not going to say the answers because some people might cheat
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Jan 17, 2022
Nice
Muromets
+2
Level 48
Jul 4, 2021
It's curious Norway is in both lists westernmost and easternmost in European countries. :)
Ilhan
+2
Level 66
Oct 19, 2021
19 sec
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Jan 17, 2022
30 seconds
TurkeyCookTime
+6
Level 82
Apr 19, 2022
I would argue for Portugal being at the top of the list, because of the Azores. They aren't an overseas territory, since they are actually incorporated land of Portugal. I've also found that the Azores are almost always considered part of Europe, unlike something like the Canary Islands, which are considered part of Africa.
GamerGirl2
+1
Level 21
May 24, 2022
Shouldn't Denmark be on the list? I mean Greenland is a part of Denmark. Right? Or maybe this quiz is outdated... I don't know, do you think I'm right? I mean I might (or probably am) wrong, after all, I am only ELEVEN!

Please comment back!!

Azerk
+1
Level 65
Oct 25, 2022
Overseas territories are not included. It literally says it at the top.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Oct 25, 2022
Andorra is geographically in Africa.
abracadabrant
+2
Level 54
Oct 25, 2022
as an andorran, i can confirm this as true
JohnnyYeet
+3
Level 61
Oct 25, 2022
And I thought Andorra was located on Jupiter
PontiacLover
+2
Level 45
Jan 30, 2025
So what about spain and portugal
abracadabrant
+2
Level 54
Oct 25, 2022
How is norway more western than the UK if overseas territories arent counted
JohnnyYeet
+1
Level 61
Oct 25, 2022
I think it's because Jan Mayen is technically administered as a part of Nordland (very much a part of the metropol) while areas such as French Guiana, Greenland, and Bermuda are administered separately from the mainland.
Wistful
+1
Level 72
Oct 16, 2023
French Guiana is a French department (an integral part of France), but is not in Europe. Both Greenland and Bermuda are territories in North America, so they're excluded.
southpaw
+1
Level 51
Nov 23, 2023
Update to include Wales? Although with all the silliness above, I hesitate to make a suggestion...
oldnavysupremecy
+1
Level 50
Oct 3, 2024
Portugal should be first because the Azores are considered to be in Europe and they aren't an overseas territory
sanantagony
+1
Level 55
Oct 3, 2024
Ughhhhhhh! Damn you, Jan Mayen!

Why are so many people complaining? For my two cents, I don't think any European territories that are geographically closer to North or South America than they are to Europe should be counted. Thats my opinion, but I'm sure some consensus can be made around that point. No matter what, people won't agree on the definitions of overseas territories, regardless of whether or not they have some understanding of what they are.

As for the Azores... Portugal is going to be on the list. It's always going to make the cut. Whether or not you want to accept French Guiana, or Aruba, or the British Virgin Islands, or if you want to be totally insane and accept New Caledonia, or Mayotte, or Akrotiri and Dhekelia is sort of irrelevant, because unless I'm mistaken, they are all territories of western European countries that already made the list.

Of course, at some point you have to ask yourself... is this territory further west or is it actually further east?

DocEckleburg
+2
Level 64
Oct 3, 2024
Not that it makes any difference to the order, but St Kilda is actually further west than any point in NI and I think would make UK about 8.65 W instead of 8.17 W.

I see in the comments lost of arguments about what islands should and shouldn't be included, but St Kilda is part of the Outer Hebrides so considered part of the UK and not an overseas territory.

lufcturbo
+1
Level 43
Dec 5, 2024
Could be specific on whether external territories are allowed, considering the Faroe Islands being 6.91 degrees W and being a territory of denmark
OHIOSTATE4LIFE
+1
Level 43
Apr 1, 2025
what about Denmark/Greenland?
Selmarya
+1
Level 65
Apr 4, 2025
you count Jan Mayen but not Greenland

YOU COUNT AN UNINHABITED ISLAND BUT NOT THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD?

Potterhead67
+1
Level 41
May 11, 2025
'Includes islands which are considered part of Euope'

part of what now?

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