Ras ben Sakka (), the tip of
Cape Angela in northern
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
, was considered the northernmost point of the African continent
until 2014, when this was replaced by
Cape Angela.
It is located from
Bizerte
Bizerte (, ) is the capital and largest city of Bizerte Governorate in northern Tunisia. It is the List of northernmost items, northernmost city in Africa, located north of the capital Tunis. It is also known as the last town to remain under Fr ...
and to the northeast of
Ichkeul Lake World Heritage Site
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.
References
Bizerte
Ben Sakka
Populated coastal places in Tunisia
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