Extreme Points
This is a list of the extreme points of Mauritania, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
- Northern-most point – the tripoint with Algeria and Western Sahara, Tiris Zemmour Region
- Eastern-most point – the tripoint with Algeria and Mali, Tiris Zemmour Region
- Southern-most point – the confluence of the Senegal river and the Karakoro river on the border with Mali, Guidimaka Region
- Western-most point - unnamed location on the border with Western Sahara on the Ras Nouadhibou, peninsula, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region
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