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Île Matakong, Préfecture de Forécariah, Kindia Region, Guinea


Alternative Names:Ile Matacong, Ile Matakong, Île Matacong, Île Matakong
Type:Island - a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water
Mindat.org Region:Forécariah Prefecture, Kindia Region, Guinea
Region:Préfecture de Forécariah, Kindia Region, Guinea
Latitude:9° 16' 4" N
Longitude:13° 25' 10" W
Lat/Long (dec):9.26778,-13.41972
Köppen climate type:Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Mindat Feature ID:2417660
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2417660:0
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Topsail Point, Tamara Island, Los Archipelago (Los Islands), Conakry Region, Guinea9° 27' 12" N13° 49' 45" W49.5km (30.7 miles)
Conakry Igneous Complex, Kindia Region, Guinea9° 45' 36" N13° 24' 59" W54.7km (34.0 miles)
Ferensola Gold Project, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone9° 12' 9" N12° 40' 15" W82.5km (51.3 miles)
Freetown layered complex, Western Area, Sierra Leone8° 29' 3" N13° 14' 3" W89.4km (55.6 miles)
Guma Water, Freetown layered complex, Western Area, Sierra Leone8° 21' 41" N13° 12' 31" W103.4km (64.3 miles)
Kindia Mine, Kindia Prefecture, Kindia Region, Guinea10° 4' 0" N12° 50' 59" W108.6km (67.5 miles)
Big Water, Freetown layered complex, Western Area, Sierra Leone8° 17' 24" N13° 9' 2" W112.7km (70.0 miles)
Friguia, Fria Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea10° 22' 2" N13° 35' 3" W123.6km (76.8 miles)
Friguia Mine, Friguia, Fria Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea10° 25' 0" N13° 34' 52" W129.0km (80.1 miles)
Makeni, Bombali District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone8° 52' 54" N12° 2' 39" W157.0km (97.6 miles)
Yirisen deposit, Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone8° 49' 29" N11° 45' 29" W189.0km (117.4 miles)
Bowal 29, Telimele Prefecture, Kindia Region, Guinea11° 1' 42" N13° 48' 3" W200.2km (124.4 miles)
Bowal 30, Telimele Prefecture, Kindia Region, Guinea11° 2' 17" N13° 46' 37" W200.7km (124.7 miles)
Bidikoum Sud, Telimele Prefecture, Kindia Region, Guinea11° 2' 59" N13° 48' 0" W202.5km (125.8 miles)
Bidikoum Est, Telimele Prefecture, Kindia Region, Guinea11° 3' 25" N13° 46' 34" W202.8km (126.0 miles)
Bidikoum Centre, Telimele Prefecture, Kindia Region, Guinea11° 3' 33" N13° 47' 7" W203.2km (126.3 miles)
Bidikoum Nord, Telimele Prefecture, Kindia Region, Guinea11° 4' 21" N13° 46' 33" W204.5km (127.0 miles)
Sangaredi Mine, Boké Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea11° 5' 23" N13° 46' 46" W206.4km (128.3 miles)
Silidara Sud, Boké Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea11° 7' 28" N13° 45' 49" W209.9km (130.4 miles)
Silidara Nord, Boké Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea11° 8' 40" N13° 45' 53" W212.1km (131.8 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
African PlateTectonic Plate
Rockelides, African PlateOrogenic Belt
Senegal-Bove basin, African PlateBasin
Atlantic OceanOcean
GuineaCountry
Kindia Region, GuineaRegion
Forécariah Prefecture, Kindia Region, GuineaPrefecture
West AfricaUN Subregion
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Guinea, Kindia, Forécariah97.5.18.0.0.0
Guinea, Kindia, Forécariah, Kaback97.5.18.156.0.0
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