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    Default In your country, which two towns or cities are furthest apart from each other?

    In the UK, it is Thurso (Scottish Highlands) and Penzance (Cornwall) - 816 miles.

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    Stranraer, Galloway
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    Lerwick, Shetland.

    After that I think it's villages.

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    Hamzabeyli (bulgarian border) to Balikli (iran/iraq border) 1,010.97 mi (1,626.99 km)

    Same Hamzabeyli to Berlin - 956.67 mi (1,539.61 km)

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    Ilhéu do Monchique, Fajã Grande, municipality of Lajes das Flores, Flores (Azores), also considered the westernmost point of Europe

    Ifanes e Paradela, municipality of Miranda do Douro, the easternmost point of Portugal

    2118.28 km
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    Merida and Tijuana I think

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    From Portbou (Gerona, Cataluña), to La Restinga (El Hierro island in Canary Islands) , 2519.145 Km.

    La Restinga constitutes the southernmost settlement of all Spain and politically Europe

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    Double.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gixajo View Post
    From Portbou (Gerona, Cataluña), to La Restinga (El Hierro island in Canary Islands) , 2519.145 Km.

    OK but within mainland Spain?

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    Ilhéu do Monchique, Fajã Grande, municipality of Lajes das Flores, Flores (Azores), also considered the westernmost point of Europe

    Ifanes e Paradela, municipality of Miranda do Douro, the easternmost point of Portugal

    2118.28 km
    OK but within mainland Portugal?

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    Ormenio (Ορμένιο), Evros, Greece, North.

    Matala (Μάταλα), Crete, Greece, South.

    Distance North to South: 790km.

    Westernmost town: Agios Stefanos, Corfu, Greece.

    Easternmost town: Kastellorizo, Dodecanese, Greece.

    Distance: 970 km. If it was from the westernmost point to the easternmost point, the distance would be 992 km.
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    Hobart to Darwin maybe. Not including Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.

    Hobart





    Darwin





    3,727 km's between them.

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