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 | | Straddling the equator, Africa stretches 8050 km (4970 mi) from its northernmost point, Ra's al Abyad (Cape Blanc) in Tunisia, to its southernmost tip, Cape Agulhas in South Africa. |
 | | The maximum width of the continent, measured from the tip of Cap Vert in Senegal, in the west, to Raas Xaafuun (Ras Hafun) in Somalia, in the east, is about 7560 km (about 4700 mi). |
 | | The highest point on the continent is the perpetually snowcapped Kilimanjaro (5895 m/19,340 ft) in Tanzania, and the lowest is Lake Assal (153 m/502 ft below sea level) in Djibouti. |
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