output_description: Print the minimum distance to be traveled.
  
  * * *
input_description: Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:
  
      
      
      N
      a_1 a_2 ... a_N
attempt: # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  
  #############
  # Libraries #
  #############
  
  import sys
  
  input = sys.stdin.readline
  
  import math
  
  # from math import gcd
  import bisect
  from collections import defaultdict
  from collections import deque
  from functools import lru_cache
  
  
  #############
  # Constants #
  #############
  
  MOD = 10**9 + 7
  INF = float("inf")
  
  #############
  # Functions #
  #############
  
  
  ######INPUT######
  def inputI():
      return int(input().strip())
  
  
  def inputS():
      return input().strip()
  
  
  def inputIL():
      return list(map(int, input().split()))
  
  
  def inputSL():
      return list(map(str, input().split()))
  
  
  def inputILs(n):
      return list(int(input()) for _ in range(n))
  
  
  def inputSLs(n):
      return list(input().strip() for _ in range(n))
  
  
  def inputILL(n):
      return [list(map(int, input().split())) for _ in range(n)]
  
  
  def inputSLL(n):
      return [list(map(str, input().split())) for _ in range(n)]
  
  
  ######OUTPUT######
  def Yes():
      print("Yes")
      return
  
  
  def No():
      print("No")
      return
  
  
  #####Inverse#####
  def inv(n):
      return pow(n, MOD - 2, MOD)
  
  
  ######Combination######
  kaijo_memo = []
  
  
  def kaijo(n):
      if len(kaijo_memo) > n:
          return kaijo_memo[n]
      if len(kaijo_memo) == 0:
          kaijo_memo.append(1)
      while len(kaijo_memo) <= n:
          kaijo_memo.append(kaijo_memo[-1] * len(kaijo_memo) % MOD)
      return kaijo_memo[n]
  
  
  gyaku_kaijo_memo = []
  
  
  def gyaku_kaijo(n):
      if len(gyaku_kaijo_memo) > n:
          return gyaku_kaijo_memo[n]
      if len(gyaku_kaijo_memo) == 0:
          gyaku_kaijo_memo.append(1)
      while len(gyaku_kaijo_memo) <= n:
          gyaku_kaijo_memo.append(
              gyaku_kaijo_memo[-1] * pow(len(gyaku_kaijo_memo), MOD - 2, MOD) % MOD
          )
      return gyaku_kaijo_memo[n]
  
  
  def nCr(n, r):
      if n == r:
          return 1
      if n < r or r < 0:
          return 0
      ret = 1
      ret = ret * kaijo(n) % MOD
      ret = ret * gyaku_kaijo(r) % MOD
      ret = ret * gyaku_kaijo(n - r) % MOD
      return ret
  
  
  ######Factorization######
  def factorization(n):
      arr = []
      temp = n
      for i in range(2, int(-(-(n**0.5) // 1)) + 1):
          if temp % i == 0:
              cnt = 0
              while temp % i == 0:
                  cnt += 1
                  temp //= i
              arr.append([i, cnt])
      if temp != 1:
          arr.append([temp, 1])
      if arr == []:
          arr.append([n, 1])
      return arr
  
  
  #####MakeDivisors######
  def make_divisors(n):
      divisors = []
      for i in range(1, int(n**0.5) + 1):
          if n % i == 0:
              divisors.append(i)
              if i != n // i:
                  divisors.append(n // i)
      return divisors
  
  
  #####LCM#####
  def lcm(a, b):
      return a * b // gcd(a, b)
  
  
  #####BitCount#####
  def count_bit(n):
      count = 0
      while n:
          n &= n - 1
          count += 1
      return count
  
  
  #####ChangeBase#####
  def Base_10_to_n(X, n):
      if X // n:
          return Base_10_to_n(X // n, n) + [X % n]
      return [X % n]
  
  
  def Base_n_to_10(X, n):
      return sum(int(str(X)[-i]) * n**i for i in range(len(str(X))))
  
  
  #####IntLog#####
  def int_log(n, a):
      count = 0
      while n >= a:
          n //= a
          count += 1
      return count
  
  
  #############
  # Main Code #
  #############
  
  N = inputI()
  a = inputIL()
  
  print(max(a) - min(a))
  
problem_description: Statement
  
  It is only six months until Christmas, and AtCoDeer the reindeer is now
  planning his travel to deliver gifts.  
  There are N houses along _TopCoDeer street_. The i-th house is located at
  coordinate a_i. He has decided to deliver gifts to all these houses.  
  Find the minimum distance to be traveled when AtCoDeer can start and end his
  travel at any positions.
samples: [{"input": "4\n    2 3 7 9", "output": "7\n    \n\nThe travel distance of 7 can be achieved by starting at coordinate 9 and\ntraveling straight to coordinate 2.  \nIt is not possible to do with a travel distance of less than 7, and thus 7 is\nthe minimum distance to be traveled.\n\n* * *"}, {"input": "8\n    3 1 4 1 5 9 2 6", "output": "8\n    \n\nThere may be more than one house at a position."}]