Discover Somalia's Coast

The longest coastline in Africa

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About Somalia's Coast


Length: 3,333km

Somalia's coastline consists of the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel to the northeast and the Indian Ocean to the east. The length of the coastline gives the country the longest coastline on mainland Africa and the second-longest coastline in all of Africa, behind the island nation of Madagascar.

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