Cape_Angela

Cape Angela

Cape Angela

Northernmost point in Africa


Cape Angela (French: Cap Angela; Arabic: رأس أنجلة) is a rocky headland in Bizerte, Tunisia. Its tip, Ras Ben Sakka, has been considered the northernmost point of the African continent since 2014,[1] replacing Cape Blanc (Ras al-Abyad), also in Tunisia.[2] It is located about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from Bizerte, the northernmost city in Africa and 22 kilometers (14 mi) from Ichkeul Lake.

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  1. "Scenery of Cape Angela - Xinhua | English.news.cn". news.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.[dead link]
  2. "Tunisian Ras Angela declared Africa's northernmost point". Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-10.



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