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This is a list of the extreme points of Asia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent.
Asia
- Northernmost Point — Cape Fligely, Prince Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia (81°52'N)
- Franz Josef Land is near the ill-defined border between Europe and Asia
- if it is not considered a part of Asia, then the northernmost point is Arctic Cape, Komsomolets Island (81°17'N)
- Southernmost Point — Pamana Island, Indonesia (11°00'S)
- When Cocos (Keeling) Islands included as part of Southeast Asia, then South Island (12°04'S)
- Westernmost Point — Cape Baba, Turkey (26°4'E)²
- if the offshore Greek islands (North Aegean Islands and Dodecanese Islands), then the westernmost point is Skokia Island, Greece, a small island off the coast of Antipsara Island (25°29'E)
- Easternmost Point — Big Diomede, Russia (169°03'W)³
Asia (mainland)
- Northernmost Point — Cape Chelyuskin, Russia (77°43'N)
- Southernmost Point — Tanjung Piai, Malaysia (1°16'N)
- Westernmost Point
- By longitude — 180th meridian, Russia (180°E)
- On a continuous westbound path — Cape Baba, Turkey (26°4'E)
- Easternmost Point
- By longitude — 180th meridian, Russia (180°E)
- On a continuous eastbound path — Cape Dezhnev, Russia (169°40'W)³