Cape Angela Explained

Cape Angela
Type:Cape
Map:Tunisia
Map Relief:1
Label Position:none
Location:Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia
Coordinates:37.3469°N 9.7422°W

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 15km (09miles) from Bizerte, the northernmost city in Africa and 22km (14miles) from Ichkeul Lake.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scenery of Cape Angela - Xinhua English.news.cn. news.xinhuanet.com. 2017-07-07.
  2. Web site: Tunisian Ras Angela declared Africa's northernmost point. 2016-06-10. 2016-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808065135/http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/tunisia/2014/12/02/tunisian-ras-angela-declared-africas-northernmost-point_622e5a79-10b1-48d2-bcc8-8bce23c93689.html. dead.