Kongo, Liberia
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Kongo is a small town in western Liberia
on the border with Sierra Leone
. It serves an iron ore mine, with a narrow gauge
railway, which are currently out of use. There are similar iron ore deposits across the Mana River (West Africa) which forms the border.
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
on the border with Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. It serves an iron ore mine, with a narrow gauge
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
railway, which are currently out of use. There are similar iron ore deposits across the Mana River (West Africa) which forms the border.