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This is a list of the extreme points of Australia , the points that are farther north , south , east or west than any other location on the continent .
Australia (mainland)
Australia (country, including islands)
Australian Antarctic Territory
Westernmost Point — (45°00'E) Easternmost Point — (160°00'E) Southernmost Point — South Pole Oceania ³
¹ The southernmost point of the main island group is South East Cape, Tasmania .
² The westernmost point of the main island group is Dirk Hartog Island , Western Australia
³ Oceania , for the purposes of this article, is defined as Australia (not including outlying islands in the Indian Ocean such as the McDonald Islands ), Melanesia , Micronesia and Polynesia .
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