Windward Coast

The Windward Coast was used to describe an area of West Africa located on the coast between Cape Mount and Assini,[1] i.e. the coastlines of the modern states of Liberia and Ivory Coast, to the west of what was called the Gold Coast. A related region was called the Pepper Coast or Grain Coast.

References
  1. Jones, Adam; Johnson, Marion (1980). "Slaves from the Windward Coast". The Journal of African History. Cambridge University Press. pp. 17–34. doi:10.1017/S0021853700017837. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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