Mandina Bolong
The Mandina Bolong is a left tributary of the West African Gambia River .
geography
The approximately 8.5-kilometer-long Mandina Bolong springs near the Banjul International Airport , around six and a half kilometers from Brikama removed. With a width of about 220 meters , it flows into the Gambia at Mandina Point . There is a mangrove forest there .
The 500 acre Makasutu Culture Forest is located on this body of water.
The addition Bolong , which has many tributaries of the Gambia, means "moving water" or "tributary" in the Mandinka language .
literature
- Stephen C. Stringall, Dody Broyles: Gambia. International Travel Maps, Vancouver 2003, ISBN 1-55341-217-6 (map, 96 × 61 cm, 1: 350,000)
Coordinates: 13 ° 20 ′ 2 " N , 16 ° 34 ′ 44" W.