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Saloum River
The
Saloum River
rises about 105 kilometers east of
Kaolack
,
Senegal
, and flows into the
Atlantic Ocean
. The significant
Saloum Delta
is located at its mouth, which is protected as
Saloum Delta National Park
. The river basin lies within the
Serer
pre-colonial
Kingdom of Saloum
.
Mangrove
forests occupy a 5-kilometer belt on either side of the river almost 70 kilometers upstream.
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