'''Mont Nimba''' is a'n [[mountainberg]] alonglangs thedie bordergrens ofvan [[Côte d'IvoireIvoorkus]] anden [[GuineaGuinee]] in [[West AfricaWes-Afrika]]. AtTeen 1, 752 m (5, 750 ftvoet) it is thedit die highesthoogste pointpunt in bothbeide nationslande. TheDie mountainberg is partdeel ofvan die the [[Nimba MassifMassief]] (thedie "GuineanGuinese BackboneRugraat"), straddling thedie bordergrens betweentussen thedie twotwee countrieslande anden [[LiberiaLiberië]]. TheDie nearestnaaste majorgroot settlementvestiging is [[Yekepa]] to thewes westdaarvan in LiberiaLiberië.
SinceSedert [[1944]] theis area, excluding Liberia'sdie portiongebied, hasbehalwe beenLiberië ase naturegedeelte, reserve'n natuurreservaat. CurrentlyDie covering 180 km²gebied, the '''Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve''', isclassifiedwat tans 180 km² beslaan , is as a'n [[World HeritageWêreld SiteErfenisplek<!--site-->]], includingwat bothbeide [[rainforestreënwoud]]e anden [[savanna]] insluit. ItDit is a'n "strict"streng reserve,reservaat forbiddingwat [[EcotourismEkotoerisme|tourismtoerisme]] verbied.
TheDie mountainberg is richryk inaan [[iron oreystererts]]. ThereIntensiewe wasmynbou intensive mininghet in thedie LiberianLiberiese portiongedeelte ofplaasgevind thetot mountaindie until reserves were exhaustedreserwes in [[1989]] uitgeput is. TheDie mixkombinasie ofvan ironyster-quartzite sheetskwartsietplate, [[schistskis]]sse anden [[granitogneiss]] hashet produceddeur [[erosie]] startling land formations by [[soil erosion]]gevorm.
TheDie mountainberg wasis givendie itsnaam namegegee in DecemberDesember [[1929]] withtydens thedie expeditionekspedisie ofvan [[Sempere]], [[Sattler]] anden [[Michelis]].
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*[http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/data/wh/mtnimba.html World Heritage Site Data Sheet–Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve]
