| Mount Richard-Molard | |
|---|---|
| Mount Nimba | |
 Grass at the summit of Mount Richard-Molard | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,752 m (5,748 ft) |
| Listing | Country high point |
| Coordinates | 7°37′21″N 8°24′20″W / 7.62250°N 8.40556°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Richard-Molard Location of Mount Nimba in Côte d'Ivoire (on the Guinean border)  Mount Richard-Molard Mount Richard-Molard (Liberia)  Mount Richard-Molard Mount Richard-Molard (Guinea) | |
| Location | Ivory Coast – Guinea |
| Parent range | Nimba Range |
Mount Richard-Molard, also known as Mount Nimba, is a mountain along the border of Ivory Coast and Guinea in West Africa. The highest peak for both countries and the Nimba Range is at 1,752 m (5,748 ft). The mountain is a part of the Guinea Highlands, which straddles the borders between the two countries and Liberia. The nearest major settlements are the town Yekepa in Liberia and the towns of Bossou and N'Zoo in Guinea.[1]
Toponymy
The mountain is named after the French geographer Jacques Richard-Molard, who died in an accident at the mountain site in 1951.[2] Before that it was called Mount Nouon.[3]
Geology
The mountain is rich in iron ore and cobalt. The mix of iron rich quartzite sheets, schists and granite gneiss have characterised the geological pedogenesis.[citation needed]
Conservation
Mount Richard-Molard lies within the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, which currently covers 17,540 hectares and straddles the borders of Guinea and Ivory Coast.[citation needed][4]
World Heritage status
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve is a site with outstanding universal value and was therefore nominated to the World Heritage List in 1981.[5] It has been listed as World Heritage in Danger since 1992.
This site was added to Guinea's "Tentative List" for consideration for UNESCO World Heritage Site status on 29 March 2001, in the cultural category.[6]
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve has been listed as a World Heritage Site in both Guinea and Ivory Coast, under the criteria for natural heritage.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Colombant, Nico (30 January 2008)."Villagers Resist Environmentalists Around Guinea's Mount Nimba". Voice of America.
- ^ Westermann, Diedrich; Smith, Edwin William; Forde, Cyril Daryll (1951). Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 335. OCLC 50238863
- ^ Pugh, John Charles; Morgan, W. B. (1969). West Africa. London: Methuen. ISBN 0-416-26900-1.
- ^ www.world-heritage-solutions.com https://www.world-heritage-solutions.com/case-studies/mount-nimba-strict-nature-reserve-guinea-and-c%C3%B4te-d-ivoire/. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ Paysage culturel des monts Nimba, UNESCO World Heritage Centre. (in French)
- ^ "Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
External links
- World Heritage Site Data Sheet–Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
- Rollard Ch., Wesolowska W. 2002. Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea. Zoosystema. Paris, 24 (2):283-307
- TLC Africa[Usurped!]
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