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Cape Guardafui
Cape Guardafui
Gees Gardafuul Capo Guardafui Aromata promontorium | |
|---|---|
 Cape Guardafui c. 1900 | |
| Nicknames: Ras Asir راس عسير | |
 Cape Guardafui location | |
| Coordinates: 11°50′N 51°17′E / 11.833°N 51.283°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  Puntland |
| Region | Bari |
| District | Alula |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Cape Guardafui[1] is a headland in the federal state of Puntland 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.
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