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Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Côte d'Ivoire
Guinea
Date of Inscription: 1981
Extension: 1982
Criteria: (ix)(x)
Core zone: 18000 ha
Région de Lola
N7 36 11.5 W8 23 27.5
Ref: 155bis
Inscription Year on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 1992

Brief Description

Located on the borders of Guinea, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, Mount Nimba rises above the surrounding savannah. Its slopes are covered by dense forest at the foot of grassy mountain pastures. They harbour an especially rich flora and fauna, with endemic species such as the viviparous toad and chimpanzees that use stones as tools.