import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		int n = sc.nextInt();
		int a[] = new int[n];
		for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
			a[i] = sc.nextInt();
		}
		Arrays.sort(a);
		System.out.println(a[n - 1] - a[0]);
	}
}
