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.
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)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Pointe_des_Almadies_-_Senegal.jpg/250px-Pointe_des_Almadies_-_Senegal.jpg)
Westernmost Point (mainland) — Pointe des Almadies
- Northernmost point — Ras ben Sakka (Ra's al Abyad) (Cape Blanc), 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, 2°04′13″N 17°03′10″E / 2.07035°N 17.05291°E
- The African pole of inaccessibility is close to the border of Central African Republic, South Sudan and Congo, near the town of Obo.
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[]
- ^ the Kilimanjaro 2008 Precise Height Measurement Expedition. "Precise Determination of the Orthometric Height of Mt. Kilimanjaro" (PDF). Retrieved May 16, 2009.
Categories:
- Geography of Africa
- Extreme points of Earth
- Extreme points by continent
- Lists of extreme points