Mellacorée River
River in Guinea
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CountryGuinea
location
Atlantic Ocean| Mellacorée River | |
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| Country | Guinea |
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• location | Atlantic Ocean |
The Mellacorée River is a short river in Guinea. Most of its lower part is an estuary.[1]
History
The Mellacorée River was one of the "Southern Rivers," a territory gradually occupied by the French between 1860 and 1880 and placed under the authority of the governor of Senegal before becoming the colony of Guinea. A military outpost was established in 1866 in Benty, at the mouth of the river.[2]