Extreme Points
This is a list of the extreme points of Algeria, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
- Northernmost point – Cap Takouch, Annaba Province
- Easternmost point – the tripoint with Niger and Libya, Tamanghasset Province
- Southernmost point – unnamed location on the border with Mali east of the Malian village of In-Abalen, Adrar Province
- Westernmost point - the western section of the border with Morocco/Western Sahara, Tindouf Province*
- *Note: Algeria does not have a westernmost point, the border being formed by a line of longitude
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