Cape Guardafui
Cape Guardafui (Somali: Gees Gardafuul, or Raas Caseyr, or Ras Asir, Arabic: راس عسير, Italian: Capo Guardafui) is a headland in the autonomous Puntland region in Somalia. Coextensive with Puntland's Gardafuul administrative province, 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. The offshore oceanic strait Guardafui Channel (or Marinka Gardafuul) is named after it.
Cape Guardafui
Gees Gardafuul Capo Guardafui Aromata promontorium | |
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Cape Guardafui c. 1900 | |
| Nicknames: Ras Asir راس عسير | |
Cape Guardafui location | |
| Coordinates: 11°50′N 51°17′E | |
| Country | Somalia |
| Region | Bari |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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