import java.util.Scanner;

// 注意类名必须为 Main, 不要有任何 package xxx 信息
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        // 注意 hasNext 和 hasNextLine 的区别
        int a = in.nextInt();
        int i = 0, max = 0, min = 0;
        while (in.hasNextInt()) { // 注意 while 处理多个 case          
            int b = in.nextInt();
            if(i == 0) {
                max = b;
                min = b;
            } else {
                if(b > max) {
                    max = b;
                }
                if(b < min) {
                    min = b;
                }
            }
       
            i++;
            if(i == a) {
                System.out.println(Math.abs(max - min));
                break;
            }
        }
    }
}