Sherbro Island

Sherbro Island

      island in the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern coast of Sierra Leone, separated from the African mainland by the Sherbro River (north) and the Sherbro Strait (east). It is 32 miles (51 km) long and up to 15 miles (24 km) wide. The western extremity is Cape St. Ann; Bonthe, on the eastern end, is the chief port and commercial centre. Swamp-rice cultivation and fishing are the main economic activities. The site of an early 19th-century British post against the slave trade, it was acquired from the Sherbro people by the colony at Freetown in 1861.

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  • Sherbro language — language name=Sherbro states=Sierra Leone region=coast of Sierra Leone and Sherbro Island speakers=135,000 familycolor=Niger Congo fam2=Atlantic Congo fam3=Atlantic fam4=Southern fam5=Mel fam6=Bullom Kissi fam7=Bullom fam8=Southern… …   Wikipedia

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  • Sherbro people — infobox ethnic group group = The Sherbro poptime = 201,000 [http://www.joshuaproject.net/countries.php?rog3=SL] popplace = Bonthe District, Western Area langs = Sherbro rels = Christianity related = The Sherbro people are a native people of… …   Wikipedia

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