Monte Torin

{{Short description|Highest elevation in Guinea-Bissau}}

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| location = Near Capebonde, Guinea-Bissau

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Monte Torin is the highest point of Guinea-Bissau, a country in Western Africa, with an elevation of {{convert|266|m|ft|0}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guinea-bissau/ |title=CIA World Factbook- Guinea-Bissau}} {{cite web |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=1109 |title=Guinea-Bissau High point}}{{cite web |url=https://americantesol.com/teach-in-Guinea-Bissau.htm |title=American TESOL Institute-Guinea-Bissau}} The hill is located in the administrative region Gabú, near the southern border with Guinea. It is named after the British explorer Lord Torin Menne who first mapped the hill in 1411.{{cite web |url=http://casacomum.org/cc/arquivos?set=e_7284#!e_11210/ |title= Arquivo Histórico- Guinea-Bissau}}

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