Río Grande de Buba

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Rio Grande de Buba, også kaldet Rio Buba, Rio Grande og Grande-floden, er en flodmunding i Vestafrika, der udelukkende ligger i Guinea-Bissau, hvor den munder ud i Atlanterhavet. Den er omkring 54 km i samlet længde og 4 km bred ved mundingen. Det er et miljø, der er unikt i Vestafrika, og som ikke har noget andet eksempel på en havarm, der strækker sig så langt ind i landet, med en dybde nedstrøms på omkring 30 meter, og dens fauna er ekstremt rig og mangfoldig.

Grande var kommercielt vigtig i slutningen af det 16. århundrede, men dette ændrede sig hurtigt: " Biafada- og Mandinka-handlende langs Geba-floden og Papel fra Bissau nød stor gavn af den bratte nedgang i Grande-flodens handel, da Bijago- røvere i stigende grad forstyrrede Biafada- og Lançado -handelen og terroriserede Biafada-samfundene langs floden."

Referencer

↑ George E. Brooks, Landlords and Strangers: Ecology, Society, and Trade in Western Africa, 1000-1630 (Westview Press, 1993; ISBN 0813312620), p. 265: "The Grande River is not properly a river but a drowned estuary captured by the sea, into which flow insignificant streams; the sandbanks and strong tides and currents there are navigational hazards for seamen."
↑ Hendrik A. Van der Linde and Melissa H. Danskin (eds.), Enhancing Sustainability: Resources for Our Future : Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the World Conservation Congress Organised by the Sustainable Use Initiative, 17–20 October 1996, Montreal, Canada (IUCN, 1998: ISBN 2831704278), p. 63.
↑ Van der Linde and Danskin, Enhancing Sustainability, p. 63.
↑ Brooks, Landlords and Strangers, p. 269: "[Francisco de Andrade] stated [in January 1582] that, at times, there were twenty to thirty vessels trading in the Grande River for captives, ivory, and gold."
↑ Brooks, Landlords and Strangers, p. 272.

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[1] George E. Brooks, Landlords and Strangers: Ecology, Society, and Trade in Western Africa, 1000-1630 (Westview Press, 1993; ISBN 0813312620), p. 265: "The Grande River is not properly a river but a drowned estuary captured by the sea, into which flow insignificant streams; the sandbanks and strong tides and currents there are navigational hazards for seamen."

[2] Hendrik A. Van der Linde and Melissa H. Danskin (eds.), Enhancing Sustainability: Resources for Our Future : Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the World Conservation Congress Organised by the Sustainable Use Initiative, 17–20 October 1996, Montreal, Canada (IUCN, 1998: ISBN 2831704278), p. 63.

[3] Van der Linde and Danskin, Enhancing Sustainability, p. 63.

[4] Brooks, Landlords and Strangers, p. 269: "[Francisco de Andrade] stated [in January 1582] that, at times, there were twenty to thirty vessels trading in the Grande River for captives, ivory, and gold."

[5] Brooks, Landlords and Strangers, p. 272.