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Directions: Which is known as the following?

Whiteman`s Grave

  1. Guinea

  2. Natal

  3. Kimberley

  4. Rwanda

  5. Stockholm

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Explanation

Guinea's coastal region was historically called the 'Whiteman's Grave' by European sailors due to the high mortality rate from tropical diseases like malaria and yellow fever among Europeans during the colonial era. The name reflects the deadly impact of African diseases on unacclimated Europeans.

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