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)
- Marion Islandis 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)
- Northernmost point — Ras ben Sakka, Tunisia
- Southernmost point — Cape Agulhas, South Africa
- Westernmost point — 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
- 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
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.
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