Sankan Biriwa

Sankan Biriwa is a mountain massif in the east of Sierra Leone with two peaks, both over 1,800 metres, the northernmost is the second highest in Sierra Leone at 1,850 m. The mountain is part of the Tingi Hills Forest Reserve.[1][2]

Sankan Biriwa covers an area of 143 km2. It has had the status of a national park since 1947.[3]

References
  1. "Tingi Hills Non-hunting Forest Reserve". BirdLife Data Zone. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  2. "Sankan Biriwa (Tingi Hills)". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  3. "Sankan Biriwa (Tingi Hills) | DOPA Explorer". dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2021-02-02.

See also

Protected areas of Sierra Leone

8°54′N 10°48′W

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