Key facts
- Country
- Somalia
- Regional state
- Puntland
- Region
- Bari
- District
- Alula
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( EAT )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Cape Guardafui (Somali: Raas Caseyr, Arabic: راس عسير) is a headland in Somalia, in the federal state of Puntland. It forms the geographical apex of the Horn of Africa. Its shore at 51°27'52"E is the second easternmost point on mainland Africa after Ras Hafun. It is named after the offshore oceanic strait of the Guardafui Channel.
Location
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cape Guardafui” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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