What is Gulf Of Guinea?

Information about Gulf Of Guinea

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Map of the Gulf of Guinea, showing the chain of islands formed by the Cameroon line of volcanoes.


The Gulf of Guinea is the part of the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Africa. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude ) is in the gulf. According to the International Hydrographic Organization, the Gulf's oceanic border is the rhumb line that runs from Cape Palmas in Liberia to Cape Lopez in Gabon (IHO Special Publication 23, Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd ed. (1953), #34).

The Gulf derives its name from the former names of the coasts of Africa. The south coast of West Africa, north of the Gulf of Guinea, was historically called "Upper Guinea." The west coast of Southern Africa, to the east, was historically called "Lower Guinea." The name "Guinea" is still attached to the names of three countries in Africa: Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea, as well as New Guinea in Melanesia.

Among the many rivers that drain into the Gulf of Guinea are the Niger and the Volta. The coastline on the gulf includes the Bight of Benin and the Bight of Bonny.

The Niger River in particular deposited organic sediments out to sea over millions of years which became crude oil. The Gulf of Guinea region, along with the Congo River delta and Angola further south, are expected to provide around a quarter of the United States' oil imports by 2015. This region is now regarded as one of the world's top oil and gas exploration hotspots.
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Headquarters
(and largest city)
Official languages French, English
Establishment 1921
Website
[1] The International Hydrographic Organization
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Cape Palmas is a geographic feature on the coast of Africa at the extreme southwest corner of the northern half of the continent, located at latitude 4.375 (4° 22' 34" N) and longitude -7.7169444 (7° 43' 1" W).
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Motto
"The love of liberty brought us here"
Anthem
All Hail, Liberia, Hail!


Capital Monrovia

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Cape Lopez is a 55 km-long peninsula on the coast of west central Africa, in the country of Gabon. It separates the Gulf of Guinea from the South Atlantic Ocean, and is located at latitude -0.63° (0° 38' S) and longitude 8.7° (8° 42' E).
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Anthem
La Concorde


Capital
(and largest city) Libreville

Official languages French
Demonym Gabonese
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1920s  1930s  1940s  - 1950s -  1960s  1970s  1980s
1950 1951 1952 - 1953 - 1954 1955 1956

Year 1953 (MCMLIII
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Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories – including the Republic of South Africa, a successor country to the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic).
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Motto
"Travail, Justice, Solidarité"   (French)
"Work, Justice, Solidarity"
Anthem
Liberté   (French)
"Freedom"
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Motto
"Unidade, Luta, Progresso"   (Portuguese)
"Unity, Struggle, Progress"
Anthem
Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada   (Portuguese)
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Motto
"Unidad, Paz, Justicia"   (Spanish)
"Unity, Peace, Justice"
Anthem
Caminemos pisando la senda
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New Guinea<nowiki />

Political division of New Guinea

Geography
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Location Island north of Australian continent
Coordinates
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Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending over 2500 miles (about 4180 km). It runs in a crescent through Guinea, Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta of the Oil Rivers,
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Volta River

The Adome bridge crosses the Volta river south of the Akosombo Dam.


Country | Ghana

Watershed
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Bight of Benin is a bight (a type of bay) on the western African coast that extends eastward for about 400 miles (640 km) from Cape St. Paul to the Nun outlet of the Niger River. To the east it is continued by the Bight of Bonny (formerly Bight of Biafra).
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Bight of Bonny (also known as the Bight of Biafra) is a bight off the West African coast, in the easternmost part (beyond the Bight of Benin to the West) part of the Gulf of Guinea. It extends from the river delta of the Niger in the north till Cape Lopez in Gabon.
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Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending over 2500 miles (about 4180 km). It runs in a crescent through Guinea, Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta of the Oil Rivers,
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Mouth Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo
Length 4,700 km (2,922 mi)

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delta is a landform where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean, sea, desert, estuary, lake or another river. It builds up sediment outwards into the flat area which the river's flow encounters (as a deltaic deposit
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Motto
"Virtus Unita Fortior"   (Latin)
"Unity Provides Strength"
Anthem
Angola Avante!   (Portuguese)
Forward Angola!
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