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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.

Contents

• Latitude and longitude
• Elevation
• References
• See also

Latitude and longitude

• Northernmost point: 14°53′N37°55′E / 14.883°N 37.917°E / 14.883; 37.917

  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′N48°0′E / 8.000°N 48.000°E / 8.000; 48.000

  Somali Region

• Westernmost point: 7°57′N33°0′E / 7.950°N 33.000°E / 7.950; 33.000

  bend in the Pibor River opposite the South Sudanese village of Denjok, Gambela Region

Elevation

• 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

See also

• Geography of Ethiopia
• Extreme points of Africa