Extreme points of Ethiopia

The extreme points of Ethiopia include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in Ethiopia; and the highest and the lowest elevations in the country.

Latitude and longitude[]

• Northernmost point: 14°53′N 37°55′E / 14.883°N 37.917°E / 14.883; 37.917

  bend in the Mareb River, Tigray Region

• Southernmost point: unnamed location on the border with Kenya near a hill immediately east of the Kenyan town of Moyale, Somali Region
• Easternmost point: the point of the triangular section of the Somali border; 8°0′N 48°0′E / 8.000°N 48.000°E / 8.000; 48.000

  Somali Region

• Westernmost point: 7°57′N 33°0′E / 7.950°N 33.000°E / 7.950; 33.000

  bend in the Pibor River opposite the Sudanese village of , Gambela Region

Elevation[]

• Highest point:

  Ras Dejen, Semien Mountains, in the Amhara Region 4,550 m (14,928 ft)

• Lowest point:

  Afar Depression, in the Afar Region −125 m (−410 ft)

See also[]

• Geography of Ethiopia
• Extreme points of Africa