Morfil Island

"Ivory Island") is an island lying between the River Senegal and the Doué River in northern Senegal.

The word Morfil is an antiquated French term for raw ivory.

[1] Around the 11th century, Morfil was the centre of Tekrur, one of the first Islamic West African states.

[2] The French colonists would use the island for elephant hunting.

[1] The main towns on the island are Podor and Saldé [fr].