Cape Guardafui

Cape Guardafui
Cape Guardafui as seen from the ISS
Cape Guardafui location
Coordinates: 11°50′N 51°17′E / 11.833°N 51.283°E / 11.833; 51.283
Country Somalia
Regional State Puntland
RegionBari
DistrictAlula
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Cape Guardafui (Somali: Raas Caseyr, Arabic: راس عسير) is a headland in Somalia, in the federal state of Puntland. It forms the geographical apex of the Horn of Africa. Its shore at 51°27'52"E is the second easternmost point on mainland Africa after Ras Hafun. It is named after the offshore oceanic strait of the Guardafui Channel.