Gambia River

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The Gambia River is a major West African waterway that flows westward from Guinea through Senegal and The Gambia into the Atlantic Ocean, serving as a vital route for transport, trade, and agriculture.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Gambia River canonical 26
Gambia River basin 4
Gambia River estuary 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
associatedProtectedArea River Gambia National Park
basinCountry Guinea
Senegal
The Gambia
continent Africa
countryNamedAfter The Gambia
directionOfFlow westward
dischargeLocation Atlantic Ocean
drainageBasin Gambia River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gambia River basin
economicUse agriculture support
fishing
irrigation
trade
transport
flowsThrough Guinea
Senegal
The Gambia
formsPartOf border between Senegal and The Gambia in some stretches
hasEstuaryType tidal estuary near its mouth
hasTributary Koulountou
Nieri Ko
historicalUse route for European exploration of inland West Africa
trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade route
length about 1130 km
about 700 miles
locatedIn West Africa
majorPort Banjul
Georgetown (Janjanbureh)
Kuntaur
mouthCity Banjul
mouthCountry The Gambia
mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
navigableFor ocean-going vessels up to Banjul
smaller vessels further inland
passesNear Basse Santa Su
Janjanbureh Island
Kaur
Kuntaur
primaryLanguageRegionsAlongBanks Fula-speaking areas
Mandinka-speaking areas
Wolof-speaking areas
region Sahel and Sudano-Guinean zones
sourceCountry Guinea
sourceLocation Guinea Highlands
surface form: Fouta Djallon highlands
supportsEcosystem floodplain agriculture along its banks
mangrove forests near the mouth

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Referenced by (37)

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

West Africa hasMajorRiver Gambia River
Royal African Company tradingRegion Gambia River
this entity surface form: Gambia River region
Guinea hasMajorRiverSource Gambia River
The Gambia namedAfter Gambia River
The Gambia hasRiver Gambia River
Gambia River drainageBasin Gambia River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gambia River basin
Banjul locatedAtMouthOf Gambia River
Banjul locatedOnWaterbody Gambia River
Banjul borderedBy Gambia River
this entity surface form: Gambia River estuary
voyages of Henry the Navigator reached Gambia River
this entity surface form: Gambia River region
Guinea Highlands sourceOfRiver Gambia River
River Gambia National Park partOf Gambia River
this entity surface form: Gambia River basin
Kiang West National Park borderedBy Gambia River
this entity surface form: River Gambia
Senegambia hasPart Gambia River
this entity surface form: Gambia River valley
Kuntaur locatedOn Gambia River
Georgetown (Janjanbureh) locatedOn Gambia River
Nieri Ko mouthOfWatercourse Gambia River
Nieri Ko partOfDrainageBasin Gambia River
this entity surface form: Gambia River basin
Nieri Ko flowsInto Gambia River
Koulountou tributaryOf Gambia River
Koulountou partOf Gambia River
this entity surface form: Gambia River basin
Koulountou mouthLocatedIn Gambia River
Basse Santa Su locatedOnRiver Gambia River
Kaur locatedOnRiver Gambia River
Kaur locatedOnWaterway Gambia River
Banjul Division locatedAtMouthOf Gambia River
Port of Banjul locatedOnWaterbody Gambia River
Arch 22 offersViewOf Gambia River
Albert Market near Gambia River
this entity surface form: River Gambia
St Mary’s Island locatedIn Gambia River
St Mary’s Island locatedAtMouthOf Gambia River
St Mary’s Island locatedIn Gambia River
subject surface form: Banjul
this entity surface form: Gambia River estuary
Organization of Islamic Cooperation member state The Gambia locatedOn Gambia River
subject surface form: The Gambia
Bathurst locatedAtMouthOf Gambia River
Alvise Cadamosto explored Gambia River