Matakong, Forécariah Prefecture | |
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  Matakong, Forécariah Prefecture Location in Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 09°16′20″N13°25′20″W / 9.27222°N 13.42222°W Coordinates: 09°16′20″N13°25′20″W / 9.27222°N 13.42222°W | |
| Country | Guinea |
| Prefecture | Forécariah Prefecture |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
Matakong is an island just off the coast of Guinea between the capital Conakry and the Sierra Leone border.
Matakong is also called Matakan.
Matakong is the proposed port terminus of the heavy duty standard gauge Trans-Guinean Railway, aimed at transporting large iron and bauxite deposits to the coast, notably from the mines at Simandou, 650km west. The proposed Bellzone iron ore mine at Kalia may also share this railway line. [1]
A new deep water port is needed because, firstly, the port at Conakry is built out and there is no room, and secondly, because a new port at Matakong has better access though flatter ground to the hinterland.
A 20 km pier may be needed to reach deep water.
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Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a west-coastal country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea, the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from other countries with "Guinea" in the name and the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 12.4 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).
Transport in Guinea is composed by a variety of systems that people in the country use to get around as well as to and from domestic and international destinations.
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Simandou is a 110-kilometre-long (68 mi) range of hills located in the Nzérékoré and Kankan regions of southeastern Guinea, in the country's mountainous, forested Guinée Forestière region. At the southern end of the range the site of a large iron ore deposit is currently being developed.
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Railway stations in the Republic of the Congo (Congo) include:
Railway stations in Guinea include:
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Moussaya is a town and sub-prefecture in the Forécariah Prefecture in the Kindia Region of western Guinea.
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