Cape Guardafui

Cape Guardafui

Cape Guardafui (Gees Gwardafuy, Ras Asir), in Somalia, is the headland that forms the geographical apex of what is commonly known as the Horn of Africa. It is located at coord|11|49|N|51|15|E|. The island of Socotra lies off of this cape.


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