Liberia the Cestos River, all of which flow into the Atlantic. The Cavalla is the longest river in the nation at . The highest point wholly within Liberia is Mount Wuteve at above sea level in the northwestern Liberia range of the West Africa Mountains and the Guinea Highlands. However, Mount Nimba near Yekepa, is higher at above sea level but is not wholly within Liberia as Nimba shares a border with Guinea and Ivory Coast and is their tallest mountain as well. Forests on the coastline are composed mostly of salt-tolerant mangrove trees, while the more sparsely populated inland has
Geography of Ghana west, and Togo (1,098 km) to the east. To the south are the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Its southernmost coast at Cape Three Points is 4° 30' north of the equator. From here, the country extends inland for some 670 kilometers to about 11° north. The distance across the widest part, between longitude 1° 12' east and longitude 3° 15' west, measures about 560 kilometers. The Greenwich Meridian, which passes through London, also traverses the eastern part of Ghana at Tema. The terrain consists small desert mountains with the Kwahu Plateau in the south-central area. Half of