Upper Guinea

Upper Guinea

Upper Guinea or la Haute-Guinée is a large plain covering eastern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and extending into north western Côte d'Ivoire. Mostly forming the upper watershed of the River Niger, it is sparsely populated and is home to the Haut Niger National Park.

Upper Guinea can also refer to the interior part of the wider Guinea region, bordering the Sahel.

ee also

*Upper Guinean forests
*Lower Guinea
*Middle Guinea


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