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The Grande Côte is a stretch of coastline in Senegal, running north from the Cap-Vert peninsula of Dakar to the border with Mauritania at St-Louis.^[1]

A sandy beach runs along the entire coast, which, unlike the Petite Côte, has few settlements – Kayar and Mboro being exceptions. The last stage of the Dakar Rally used to run along the beach. The coastline is also relatively rich in heavy minerals, with significant amounts of zircon having been discovered in the 2000s.^[2]

Transport

In 2012, a railway branch line was proposed to haul mineral sands traffic.

References

^ Else, David (1999). The Gambia and Senegal. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 298.
^ The Report: Senegal 2011. Oxford Business Group. 2010. p. 121. ISBN 9781907065323.

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[1] Else, David (1999). The Gambia and Senegal. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 298.

[2] The Report: Senegal 2011. Oxford Business Group. 2010. p. 121. ISBN 9781907065323.

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-The '''Grande Côte''' is a stretch of coast in [[Senegal]], running north from the [[Cap Vert]] [[peninsula]] to [[Saint-Louis, Senegal|St-Louis]].
+The '''Grande Côte''' is a stretch of coastline in [[Senegal]], running north from the [[Cap-Vert]] peninsula of [[Dakar]] to the border with [[Mauritania]] at [[Saint-Louis, Senegal|St-Louis]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l7ziAAAAMAAJ&dq=Grande+C%C3%B4te&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Grande+C%C3%B4te|title=The Gambia and Senegal|last=Else|first=David|date=1999|publisher=Lonely Planet Publications|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=298|language=en}}</ref>
-A [[sand]]y [[beach]] runs along the entire coast, which, unlike the [[Petite Côte]], has few settlements – [[Kayar]] and [[Mboro]] being exceptions.  The last stage of the [[Dakar Rally]] runs along the beach.  The coastline is also relatively rich in heavy [[mineral]]s, with significant amounts of [[zircon]] having recently been discovered.
+A sandy beach runs along the entire coast, which, unlike the [[Petite Côte]], has few settlements – [[Kayar]] and [[Mboro]] being exceptions. The last stage of the [[Dakar Rally]] used to run along the beach. The coastline is also relatively rich in [[heavy minerals]], with significant amounts of [[zircon]] having been discovered in the 2000s.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XPmvllZcapgC&pg=PA121&dq=Grande+C%C3%B4te+zircon|title=The Report: Senegal 2011|last=|first=|date=2010|publisher=Oxford Business Group|year=|isbn=9781907065323|location=|pages=121|language=en}}</ref>
 == Transport ==
-In 2012, a railway branch line is proposed to haul mineral sands traffic.
+In 2012, a railway branch line was proposed to haul [[mineral sands]] traffic.
 == See also ==