Extreme points of Africa

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

## Contents

* 1 Latitude and longitude
* 1.1 Africa
* 1.2 Elevation
* 2 See also
* 3 References

## 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)

* The African geographical centre is close to Epena, Republic of the Congo  [ ⚑ ] 2°04′13″N 17°03′10″E﻿ / ﻿2.07035°N 17.05291°E﻿ / 2.07035; 17.05291﻿ (Schwerpunkt von Afrika)
* The African pole of inaccessibility is close to the borders of Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the town of Obo, Central African Republic.

### Elevation

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

## See also

* Geography of Africa
* Extreme points of the Earth

## References

1. ↑ the Kilimanjaro 2008 Precise Height Measurement Expedition. "Precise Determination of the Orthometric Height of Mt. Kilimanjaro". http://www.fig.net/pub/fig2009/papers/ts08c/ts08c_fernandes_teamkili2008_3438.pdf.

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