Extreme points of Ethiopia
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The extreme points of Ethiopia include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in Ethiopia; and the highest and the lowest elevations in the country.
Latitude and longitude
[edit]- Northernmost point: 14°53′N 37°55′E / 14.883°N 37.917°E
- bend in the Mareb River, Tigray Region
- Southernmost point: unnamed location on the border with Kenya near a hill immediately east of the Kenyan town of Moyale, Somali Region
- Easternmost point: the point of the triangular section of the Somali border; 8°0′N 48°0′E / 8.000°N 48.000°E
- Westernmost point: 7°57′N 33°0′E / 7.950°N 33.000°E
- bend in the Pibor River opposite the South Sudanese village of Denjok, Gambela Region
Elevation
[edit]- Highest point: Ras Dejen at 4,550 m (14,928 ft), in the Semien Mountains, Amhara Region.[1]
- Lowest point: Afar Depression at −125 m (−410 ft) in the Afar Region.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ethiopia". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.