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has gloss | eng: West Point is a township (the administrative equivalent of a city ward) of the Liberian capital city of Monrovia, located on a peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between the Mesurado and Saint Paul rivers. Home to approximately 75,000 people, it is one of Monrovia's most dangerous slums, and environmental degradation has gradually caused part of the peninsula to erode into the ocean. Endemic problems include overpopulation and diseases such as tuberculosis. |
lexicalization | eng: West Point, Monrovia |
instance of | (noun) a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions slum, slum area |
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geo loc | geographic location 6.3273 -10.8064 |
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