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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