The Pepper Coast or Grain Coast was a coastal area of western Africa , between Cape Mesurado and Cape Palmas . It encloses the present republic of Liberia . The name was given by European traders.
2-637: The Pepper Coast got its name from the availability in the region of the melegueta pepper ( Aframomum melegueta ), also known as the "grain of paradise", which in turn gave rise to an alternative name, the Grain Coast . The importance of the spice is shown by the designation of the area from the Saint John River (at present-day Buchanan ) to Harper in Liberia as the "Grain Coast", in reference to
4-517: The availability of grains of paradise. In some cases (as shown on the map pictured above), this term covers a wider area incorporating Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast . 5°12′N 9°30′W / 5.2°N 9.5°W / 5.2; -9.5 ( Pepper Coast ) This Liberia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Melegueta pepper Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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