import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.math.*;
import java.util.regex.*;

public class Solution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        int n = in.nextInt();
        int[] a = new int[n];
        for(int a_i=0; a_i < n; a_i++){
            a[a_i] = in.nextInt();
        }
        int min=1000000;
        int max=-1;
        for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
            if(a[i]<0)
                continue;
            if(a[i]<min)
                min=a[i];
            if(a[i]>max)
                max=a[i];
        }
        System.out.println(max-min);
        
        // your code goes here
    }
}