Geography
Sierra Leone, originally Sierra Lyoa meaning Lions Mountains, is a small country on the west coast ‘hump’ of Africa lying 900 kilometers north of the equator, in the region. On the southeast it is bounded by Liberia, on the north and north- east by the Guinea. The Atlantic Ocean forms Sierra Leone’s third frontier: 360 kilometers (212miles) of coast extending from the mouth of the Great Scarcies River.
A flat plain up to 110km (70 miles) wide stretches the length of the coast except for the Freetown peninsula, where the Sierra Lyoa Mountains rise to 1000m (3280ft). The land rises in altitude eastwards to the Guinea Highlands, a high plateau with peaks rising to over 1130m (6000ft). Sierra Leone has several breath taking Mountains such as Bintumani, Wara Wara, Loma, Sula and Tingi Mountains ideal for climbers.
