Ras ben Sakka

Ras ben Sakka
Ras ben Sakka
	Ras ben Sakka
	Location in Tunisia
	Coordinates: 37°20′49″N 9°45′17″E / 37.346983°N 9.754608°E
Location	Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia

Ras ben Sakka (Arabic for "Cape Ben Sakka") is the northernmost point of the African continent,^[1] extending from Cape Angela in northern Tunisia into the Mediterranean Sea.

It is located 15 km (9.3 mi) from Bizerte and 22 km (14 mi) to the northeast of Ichkeul Lake World Heritage Site.

It is located just 950 m (3,120 ft) west of Cape Blanc (French: Cap Blanc, "White Cape"; Arabic: Ras al-Abyad), which is also often (mistakenly) described as the northern tip of Africa. Apparently, Ras ben Sakka reaches about 30 m (98 ft) further north than the other.^[2]

Monument
Monument
Cape Blanc (Ras al-Abyad)

References

^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Africa" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 320.
^ "The Land, chapter 1". Africa: Facts and Figures. EBSCO Publishing. January 1, 2005.

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[1] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Africa" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 320.

[2] "The Land, chapter 1". Africa: Facts and Figures. EBSCO Publishing. January 1, 2005.

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