Mellacorée River Explained

9.2167°N -16°W

Mellacorée River
Mouth Location:Atlantic Ocean
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Guinea

The Mellacorée River is a short river in Guinea. Most of its lower part is an estuary.[1]

History

The Mellacorée River was one of the "Southern Rivers," a territory gradually occupied by the French between 1860 and 1880 and placed under the authority of the governor of Senegal before becoming the colony of Guinea. A military outpost was established in 1866 in Benty, at the mouth of the river.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Diop . Salif . La côte ouest-africaine. Du Saloum (Sénégal) à la Mellacorée (Rép. de Guinée) . 1990 . l'ORSTOM . Paris . 380 . fr .
  2. Book: Brosselard-Faidherbe . Henri . Casamance et Mellacorée. Pénétration au Soudan . 1892 . Librairie illustrée . Paris . 106 . fr .