#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int n; 
	cin >> n;
	int arr[n];
	for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
			{
				cin >> arr[i];
			}		

	int max1 , max2;
	int index1 = 0;
	int index2 = 0;
	max1 = arr[index1];
	for (int j = 0; j < n; ++j)
	{
		if (max1 < arr[j])
		{
			max1 = arr[j];
			index1 = j;
		}
	}
	if (index1 == 0)
	{
		index2 = 1;
	}
	max2 = arr[index2];
	for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
	{
		if (max2 < arr[i] && arr[i] < max1)
		{
			max2 = arr[i];
			index2 = i;
		}
	}
	int space;
	if (index1 > index2)		
	{
		space = index1 - index2;
	}
	else
	{
		space = index2 - index1;
	}
	cout << space;

			
	return 0;
}