Cape Spartel

Cape Spartel
Arabic: رأس سبارطيل
Cape
Cape Spartel Lighthouse (2015)
Cape Spartel
Coordinates: 35°48′02″N 5°54′22″W / 35.80056°N 5.90611°W / 35.80056; -5.90611
Elevation306 m (1,005 ft)

Cape Spartel (Arabic: رأس سبارطيل; French: Cap Spartel; Spanish: Cabo Espartel) is a promontory in Morocco about 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, 12 km west of Tangier. It is the northwesternmost point of the African continent. Below the cape are the Caves of Hercules.

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