The Windward Coast was used to describe an area of
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, M ...
located on the coast between
Cape Mount and
Assini,
i.e. the coastlines of the modern states of
Liberia and
Ivory Coast, to the west of what was called the
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
. A related region was called the
Pepper Coast or
Grain Coast
The Pepper Coast or Grain Coast was a coastal area of western Africa, between Cape Mesurado and Cape Palmas. It encloses the present republic of Liberia. The name was given by European traders.
Origin of the name
The Pepper Coast got its name f ...
.
Coasts
References
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Geography of Ghana
Geography of Ivory Coast
Geography of Liberia
Regions of West Africa