Lofa River
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| Lofa | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Macenta Prefecture in Guinea |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean south of Robertsport at 6°34′26″N 11°3′38″W / 6.57389°N 11.06056°WCoordinates: 6°34′26″N 11°3′38″W / 6.57389°N 11.06056°W |
| Basin countries | Guinea, Liberia |
| Mouth elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
The Lofa or Loffa is a river in Guinea and in Liberia. Historically it has also been known as the Little Cape Mount River.[1]
Indigenous species include the Pygmy Hippopotamus.[2]
Several diamond mining concessions along the Lofa River were granted in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Sims, James L.; Seymour, George L.; Anderson, Benjamin J. K.; Fairhead, James (2003). African-American Exploration in West Africa: Four Nineteenth-century Diaries. Indiana University Press. p. 375. ISBN 0-253-34194-9.
- ^ "At last New York has a pair of pygmy hippos" (PDF). The New York Times. July 14, 1912. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B02E4DD123CE633A25757C1A9619C946396D6CF. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ Greenhalgh, Peter (1985). West African Diamonds. Manchester University Press. pp. 72–73. ISBN 0-7190-1763-7.
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