Mount Nimba

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Mount Nimba is a prominent West African mountain massif known for its rich biodiversity and UNESCO World Heritage–listed nature reserve spanning Guinea, Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mount Nimba canonical 3
Mont Nimba 1
Mount Nimba range 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain massif ⓘ
natural landmark ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mont Nimba ⓘ
linked to: Mount Nimba

Mont Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (for protected area) ⓘ
climateType tropical montane ⓘ
countryHighestPointOf Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire

Guinea ⓘ
drainage sources of several West African rivers ⓘ
ecoregion Guinean montane forests ⓘ
linked to: Afromontane forests
formsPartOf Guinean Forests of West Africa biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
geologicalComposition iron-rich rock ⓘ
quartzite ⓘ
schist ⓘ
governedBy Guinean environmental authorities (Guinea sector) ⓘ
Ivorian environmental authorities (Côte d’Ivoire sector) ⓘ
Liberian environmental authorities (Liberia sector) ⓘ
habitatType grassland ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
savanna-forest mosaic ⓘ
hasConservationStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (nature reserve area) ⓘ
hasEndemicSpecies Nimba otter shrew (Micropotamogale lamottei) ⓘ
Nimba viviparous toad (Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis) ⓘ
various endemic plant species ⓘ
hasHighestPointElevation 1752 metres ⓘ
5750 feet ⓘ
hasLandUseConflict conservation versus iron ore mining ⓘ
hasProtectedAreaName Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve ⓘ
isBiodiversityHotspot true ⓘ
knownFor exceptional biodiversity ⓘ
high level of endemism ⓘ
locatedIn West Africa ⓘ
locatedInCountry Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire

Guinea ⓘ
Liberia ⓘ
mountainRangeType inselberg-like massif ⓘ
nearestMajorTownInGuinea N’Zérékoré ⓘ
onUNESCODangerList true ⓘ
partOf Nimba Range ⓘ
linked to: Guinea Highlands
straddlesBorderBetween Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ
Guinea and Liberia ⓘ
threatenedBy deforestation ⓘ
human encroachment ⓘ
mining activities ⓘ
UNESCODangerListSince 1992 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria Natural criteria (ix) ⓘ
Natural criteria (x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Africa ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1981 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guinea Highlands → highestPoint → Mount Nimba ⓘ
Nimba County → namedAfter → Mount Nimba ⓘ
Nimba County → containsMiningArea → Mount Nimba range ⓘ
linked to: Mount Nimba
Mount Nimba → alsoKnownAs → Mont Nimba ⓘ
linked to: Mount Nimba