Guinea Highlands

Guinea Highlands

The Guinea Highlands is a densely forested mountainous plateau extending from the southern Fouta Djallon highlands in southeastern Guinea through to northern Sierra Leone and Liberia, and northwestern Côte d'Ivoire .

They form the source of the Niger River, the longest river in western Africa. In Guinea they are known as "Dorsale Guinéenne" and historically have been isolated. The highest mountain in the region is Mount Nimba which is 1,752 metres (5,748 feet). They mostly however lie between about 1,000 and 1,600 feet (300 and 500 metres) above sea level. [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-248899/Guinea-Highlands Encyclopedia Britannica] , Retrieved on June 18 2008] Geologically the composition of the sediments in the highlands though are the same as in Upper Guinea and include granites, schists, and quartzites. [ [http://www.africaguide.com/country/guinea/ Africa Travel Guide] , Retrieved on June 18 2008]

The highland region is also linked to the Jos Plateau in Nigeria, in the Adamawa region, Cameroon Highlands of Cameroon and the Mandingue Plateau near Bamako in Mali.

Yomou is the chief market town for the densely forested region of the Guinea Highlands. Main commodities sold in the town include rice, cassava, coffee, palm oil and kernels. [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9078000/Yomou Encyclopedia Britannica] , Retrieved on June 18 2008] The region is inhabited mainly inhabited by the Guerze (Kpelle) and Mano (Manon) peoples.

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