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Sierra Leone is located at approximately , between the 7th and 10th parallels north of the equator It is bordered by Guinea to the north and northeast, and Liberia to the south and southeast. [ 5 ] The country has a total area of 73,252 km 2 (28,283 sq mi), divided into a land area of 73,132 km 2 (28,236 sq mi) and water of 120 km 2 (46 sq mi).
An enlargeable topographic map of Sierra Leone. Geography of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is: a country; Population of Sierra Leone: 6,294,774 (July 2008 est.) Area of Sierra Leone:71,740 km 2. land: 71,620 km 2; water: 120 km 2; Atlas of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone's current territorial configuration was established in two phases: in 1808, the coastal Sierra Leone Colony was founded as a place to resettle returning Africans after the abolition of the slave trade; then in 1896, the inland Protectorate was created as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884–1885.
Sierra Leone geography-related lists (1 C, 8 P) B. Borders of Sierra Leone (3 C, 2 P) E. Ecoregions of Sierra Leone (1 C, 4 P) F. Forests of Sierra Leone (1 C, 1 P) G.
Location of Sierra Leone The flag of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone, (/ s i ˌ ɛr ə l i ˈ oʊ n (i)/ ⓘ, also UK: / s i ˌ ɛər ə-/, US: / ˌ s ɪər ə-/; Krio: Salone) officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north.
The Loma Mountains are the highest mountain range in Sierra Leone. The highest peak is Mount Bintumani which rises to a height of 1,945 metres (6,381 ft). The area has been designated a non-hunting forest reserve since 1952. The reserve covers an area of 33,201 hectares. [1]
Throughout Earth history, Sierra Leone was impacted by major tectonic and climatic events, such as the Leonean, Liberian and Pan-African orogeny mountain building events, the Neoproterozoic Snowball Earth and millions of years of weathering, which has produced thick layers of regolith across much of the country's surface.
The Lion Mountains (also called Lioness Mountains or Peninsula Mountains, originally from Portuguese: Serra Leoa) are a mountain range in Sierra Leone.The range stretches 30 kilometres (19 mi) on the Freetown Peninsula by the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the capital, Freetown.