Milo River Explained

Milo
Pushpin Map:Guinea
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth within Guinea
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Guinea
Mouth Location:River Niger
Mouth Coordinates:11.0703°N -9.2236°W

The Milo River is a river in Guinea in West Africa. It rises in the Simandou Mountains near Beyla, flows about to the south of Siguiri and flows north at which point it becomes one of the main tributaries of the River Niger.[1] [2]

The pre-colonial Baté Empire was founded in the seventeenth century and was situated in the Milo River valley.[3] [4] In the colonial period, the river was a valuable transportation route, as it was navigable to shallow-draft vessels from Kankan to the Niger River.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: O'Toole . Thomas . Baker . Janice E. . Historical Dictionary of Guinea . 16 March 2005 . Scarecrow Press . 9780810865457 . 143–144.
  2. Book: Nemec jr., Jaromir . Hydrological Forecasting: Design and Operation of Hydrological Forecasting Systems . 6 December 2012 . Springer Science & Business Media . 9789400946804 . 137.
  3. Book: Osborn, Emily Lynn . Our New Husbands Are Here: Households, Gender, and Politics in a West African State from the Slave Trade to Colonial Rule . 10 October 2011 . Ohio University Press . 9780821443972. 1–.
  4. Book: Parker. John. Reid. Richard. The Oxford Handbook of Modern African History. 10 October 2013. OUP Oxford. 9780191667558. 127.