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Also known as Raas Xaafuun, Cape d’Orfui

cape/headland in Somalia, easternmost point of Africa

Key facts

Location
Horn of Africa
Total
2,571 km (993 sq mi)
Length
1,100 m (3,600 ft)

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Encyclopedic overview

Ras Hafun (Somali: Ras Xaafuun, Arabic: رأس حافون, Italian: Capo Hafun), also known as Cape Hafun, is a promontory in the northeastern Bari region of the Puntland state in Somalia.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ras Hafun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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