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  1. I'd guess Novaya Zelmya, or Spitzbergen if that is counted.

  2. Lake Ladoga, in Russia.

Re 1), in retrospect it's funny that in commie times, we learn in school that the Mont Blanc is highest... even though we learnt that the Volga is the longest and the Danube only second.

Re 6) vs. 4), the Wiki page you took it from has no contradiction: they say mainland Europe for 6).

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by DoDo on Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 at 06:09:19 PM EST
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I'd guess Novaya Zelmya

Heh, that's Easternmost...

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by DoDo on Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 at 06:23:23 PM EST
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8 Lake Ladoga -- yes!

And the northernmost point, from what I've read, is....

Extreme points of Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cape Fligely, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia (81° 48′ 24″ N)[1]


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by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 at 06:38:48 PM EST
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They do, but I liked the idea that "the most westerly point in europe" wasn't stated.

What is it?

(I assume it's the most westerly point of Iceland, but I don't know the name of such a place.)

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by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 at 06:42:08 PM EST
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Extreme points of Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Westernmost point -- Monchique Islet (31º 16' 24″ W), west of Fajã Grande, Flores Island, Azores, Portugal[3]

...Europe, excluding remote islands
Westernmost point -- Bjargtangar, Iceland(24° 32′ 03″ W) [5]



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by DoDo on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 09:24:35 AM EST
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