Geography of Tanzania - Extreme Points

Extreme Points

This is a list of the extreme points of Tanzania, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

  • Northern-most point - unnamed point on the border with Uganda in the Kagera river immediately east of the Ugandan town of Kikagati, Kagera Region
  • Eastern-most point - Mnazi, Mtwara Region
  • Eastern-most point (mainland) - unnamed headland immediately east of the town of Mwambo, Mtwara Region
  • Southern-most point - unnamed location on the border with Mozambique in the Ravuma river, Ruvuma Region
  • Western-most point - unnamed headland immediately west of Ujiji, Kigoma Region

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