Beri Kolon Forest Park | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Lower River Division ![]() |
Nearest city | Soma |
Coordinates | 13°23′55″N 15°20′4″W / 13.39861°N 15.33444°W |
Area | 1052 hectares |
Established | January 1, 1954 |
Beri Kolon Forest Park, or Berikolon, is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 1052 hectares.[1]
It is located in the Lower River Region in the Jarra Central District and Jarra East District, on the north side of South Bank Road, Gambia's main trunk road, around 15 miles east of the next larger town, Soma.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Data Collection Report: The Gambia" (PDF). Protected Areas Resilient to Climate Change, PARCC West Africa. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
- ^ "Berikolon Forest Park – Biologie". www.biologie-seite.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-07.