Matakong
Matakong, Forécariah Prefecture | |
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| Country | Guinea |
| Prefecture | Forécariah Prefecture |
| Elevation | 3.3 ft (1 m) |
Matakong is an island just off the coast of Guinea between the capital Conakry and the Sierra Leone border.
Nomenclature
[edit | edit source]Matakong is also called Matakan.
Transport
[edit | edit source]Matakong is the proposed port terminus of the heavy duty standard gauge Trans-Guinean Railway, aimed at transporting large iron and bauxite deposits to the coast, notably from the mines at Simandou, 650km east . The proposed Bellzone iron ore mine at Kalia may also share this railway line.[1]
New port
[edit | edit source]A new deep water port is needed because, firstly, the port at Conakry is built out and there is no room, and secondly, because a new port at Matakong has better access though flatter ground to the hinterland.
A 20 km pier may be needed to reach deep water suitable for panamax size ships. An artificial island contains the ship loader and ore dumps, and these is connected by a conveyor belt from the railway unloaded on the mainland. It is not known if the railway terminates in a Balloon loop.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Transport in Guinea
- Railway stations in Guinea
- List of deep water ports (void)
- List of Panamax ports
References
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