West African craton

Summary

West African craton is a craton^[1]. It draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (craton category, ranking #9 of 22).^[2]

Key Facts

• West African craton is in the country of Mali^[3].
• West African craton is in the country of Mauritania^[4].
• West African craton is in the country of Algeria^[5].
• West African craton is in the country of Guinea^[6].
• West African craton is in the country of Sierra Leone^[7].
• West African craton is in the country of Liberia^[8].
• West African craton's image is recorded as West African Craton.svg^[9].
• West African craton's instance of is recorded as craton^[10].
• West African craton's part of is recorded as African Plate^[11].
• West African craton's Commons category is recorded as West African Craton^[12].
• West African craton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 18, 'lon': -5}^[13].
• West African craton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05p5cj8^[14].
• West African craton's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/West-African-Craton^[15].
• West African craton's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/West-African-Shield^[16].
• West African craton's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+500'}^[17].
• West African craton's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as det_vestafrikanske_kraton^[18].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Mali^[3], a sovereign state^[19], in Mali^[20], founded in 1960^[21]; Mauritania^[4], an Islamic Republic^[22], in Mauritania^[23], founded in 1960^[24]; Algeria^[5], a sovereign state^[25], in Algeria^[26], founded in 1962^[27]; Guinea^[6], a sovereign state^[28], in Guinea^[29], founded in 1958^[30]; Sierra Leone^[7], a republic^[31], in Sierra Leone^[32], founded in 1971^[33]; and Liberia^[8], a republic^[34], in Liberia^[35], founded in 1822^[36]. West African craton's part of is recorded as African Plate^[11].

Physical Characteristics

West African craton's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+500'}^[17].

Designation and Status

West African craton's instance of is recorded as craton^[10].

Why It Matters

West African craton draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (craton category, ranking #9 of 22).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]