Pallan Bolong
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 Senegal Gambia
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| River system | Gambia | |
| Drain over | Gambia → Atlantic | |
| source | In the Gambian - Senegalese border area in Senegal | |
| muzzle | in the Gambia coordinates: 13 ° 39 '56 " N , 14 ° 53' 33" W 13 ° 39 '56 " N , 14 ° 53' 33" W. |
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| Mouth height |
2 m
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| length | about 15 km | |
The Pallan Bolong ( French spelling Pallan Bôlon , rarely Palian ) is a right tributary of the West African Gambia River .
geography
The Pallan Bolong rises in the Gambian - Senegalese border area in the Tambacounda region (Senegal). The river flows for a length of about 15 kilometers in a westerly direction until it flows into the Gambia River in Kuntaur .
The water is very swampy, numerous plants such as the water hyacinths ( Eichhornia ) mostly cover the water surface. The biodiversity of the water birds that can be found here is great.
The addition Bolong , which has many tributaries of the Gambia, means "moving water" or "tributary" in the Mandinka language .
literature
- Rosel Jahn: Gambia. Travel guide with regional studies. With a travel atlas (= Mai's Weltführer. Vol. 29). Mai, Dreieich 1997, ISBN 3-87936-239-4
- Stephen C. Stringall, Dody Broyles: Gambia. International Travel Maps, Vancouver 2003, ISBN 1-55341-217-6 (map, 96 × 61 cm, 1: 350,000)