Geography of Somalia - Extreme Points

Extreme Points

This is a list of the extreme points of Somalia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

  • Northern-most point - Ras Illaue, Bari region
  • Eastern-most point - Ras Hafun, Bari region*
  • Southern-most point - the point at which the border with Kenya enters the Indian Ocean, Jubbada Hoose region
  • Western-most point - the western section of the Kenyan border**
  • * This is also the eastern-most point of the African continent
  • ** Somalia does not have a western-most point, the western section of the border being formed by the 41° longitude

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