Point of Sangomar
sandspit in the Saloum Delta, Senegal
The Point of Sangomar is a sand spit located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Saloum Delta, which marks the end of the Petite Côte west of Senegal.
This narrow sandbar extends south about twenty kilometers from Palmarin Diakhanor. Long threatened by coastal erosion, the fragile cord was again broken by a tidal wave in 1987, giving birth to the island of Sangomar. The gap between this new island and the point where the village of Djifer is found continues to widen.
Geomorphology and environmental
The rupture in Sangomar is the result of a natural process for the past few thousand years, which has also been noticed by sailors.
In 1891, it was found that the gap had widened from 25 to 30m since 1886. In the twentieth century, several breaks were reported including: 1909, 1928, 1960, 1970, etc.
The latest occurred on 27 February 1987 at a place called Lagoba. A year later, the gap was reported to be 1 km wide, and ten years later, about 4 km. Several camps and buildings were destroyed.
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