Extreme points of Africa

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Short description: Geographical extremities of the African continent

The extreme points of Africa are the points that are further north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent.

Latitude and longitude

Geographic coordinates expressed in WGS 84.

Africa

Africa
  • Northernmost point — Iles des Chiens, Tunisia (37°32'N)
  • Southernmost point — Cape Agulhas, South Africa (34°51'15"S). If the Prince Edward Islands are included in Africa, then Marion Island is the southernmost point at 46°54'S.
  • Westernmost point — Santo Antão, Cape Verde Islands (25°25'W)
  • Easternmost point — Rodrigues, Mauritius (63°30'E)
Africa (mainland)
Westernmost Point (mainland) — Pointe des Almadies
  • Northernmost point — Ras ben Sakka, Tunisia
  • Southernmost point — Cape Agulhas, South Africa
  • Westernmost point — Pointe des Almadies, Cap Vert Peninsula, Ngor, Dakar, Senegal (17°33'22"W)
  • Easternmost point — Ras Hafun (Raas Xaafuun), Somalia (51°27'52"E)
Africa (centre)

Elevation

The highest point in Africa is Mount Kilimanjaro, 5,891.8 m (19,330 ft)[1] in Tanzania. The lowest point is Lake Assal, 153 m (502 ft) below sea level, in Djibouti.

See also

References




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