What is the easternmost geographical point of the Arabian Peninsula, where the waters of the Gulf of Oman meet the Arabian Sea?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Ra's al Hadd
- Step 1: Ra's al Hadd is the cape located in the South Sharqiyah Governorate that marks the easternmost tip of the entire Arabian Peninsula.
- Step 2: Adjacent to Ra's al Jinz, it marks the geographic dividing boundary between the Gulf of Oman and the open Arabian Sea.
Answer
Ra's al Hadd.
Why not the others: 'Ra's Musandam' is the northern tip overlooking Hormuz; 'Ra's Madrakah' is on the central Arabian Sea coast; 'Ra's Mirbat' is in Dhofar.
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