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Where did Sir Richard Burton serve as a British consul in West Africa?
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Sir Richard Burton
Richard Burton, c. 1880.
Sir Richard Burton served as a British consul in Fernando Po, which is a Spanish island located off the coast of West Africa. During his three-year tenure there, he conducted various explorations into the surrounding region.1