Explore  /  Africa  /  More of Africa

Ivory Coast, Bas-Sassandra District

Sassandra timber and palm surf port

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
Save spotExplore on map →

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Surf port at the Sassandra river mouth shipping mahogany and palm produce until San Pedro superseded it; wharf ruins and factory beach mark the trade era.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.
Harper Maryland colony cape settlement191 km away · Tidal foreshore
›