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Who discovered the source of the River Niger?

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Who discovered the source of the River Niger?
posted Jul 25, 2016 by Chandan Kumar Pandey

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Mungo Park (explorer) Mungo Park (11 September 1771 – 1806) was a Scottish explorer of West Africa. He was the first Westerner known to have travelled to the central portion of the Niger River.

answer Jul 30, 2016 by Shivaranjini
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