Sassandra is known for its beaches and lighthouse, while the Gaoulou National Park lies nearby. The Beach in Calella, Spain. ... A HDR image of a traditional lighthouse For other uses, see Lighthouse (disambiguation). ...
The lagoon region (zone lagunaire) is a narrow coastal belt extending along the Gulf of Guinea from the Ghana border to the mouth of the Sassandra River.
A broad belt of dense forest covers nearly one-third of the country, extending north of the lagoon region in the east and reaching down to the coastline in the west between the Sassandra River and the mouth of the Cavally River.
From the border with Ghana west to the Sassandra River, the gently rolling relief of the forest region is broken by small hills.