Cross River (Nigeria)

Cross River

river

Native label	Cross River
Origin of the watercourse	Cameroon
Mouth of the watercourse	Gulf of Guinea
Tributary	Manyu River, Calabar River
Country	Nigeria, Cameroon
Coordinate location	4°35′0″N 8°25′0″E, 5°51′20″N 9°13′13″E, 4°35′0″N 8°25′0″E

Cross River (native name: Oyono) be de main river insyd southeastern Nigeria den dey give ein name to Cross River State. E dey originate insyd Cameroon, wer e dey take de name of de Manyu River. Although no be long by African standards ein catchment get high rainfall wey e cam be very wide. Over ein last 80 kilometres (50 mi) to de sea e dey flow thru swampy rainforest plus numerous creeks den dey form an inland delta near ein confluence plus de Calabar River, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) wide den 50 kilometres (31 mi) long between de cities of Oron on de west bank den Calabar, on de east bank, more dan 30 kilometres (19 mi) from de open sea. De delta dey empty into a broad estuary wich e dey share plus a few smaller rivers. At ein mouth insyd de Atlantic Ocean, de estuary be 24 kilometres (15 mi) wide. De eastern side of de estuary dey insyd de neighboring country of Cameroon.

De major tributary of Cross River be de river Aloma, wey dey cam from Benue State to merge plus Cross River insyd Cross River State. Cross River State be connected plus a major highway to ein sisto state Akwa Ibom. De distance between Oron den Calabar be 21 kilometres (13 mi) by boat den about 200 kilometres (120 mi) by road. De population of de lower Cross River traditionally dey use water transport wey na Calabar get a major seaport, insyd de Calabar River about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from ein confluence plus de Cross River den about 55 kilometres (34 mi) from de sea. De Itu bridge on de Cross River dey along Itu-Calabar highway wey dem report e be one of de landmark achievements of de Gowon administration wen na dem plete am insyd 1975.

De Cross River, wey dey flow thru Cameroon den Nigeria

De Cross River dey form a boundary between two tropical moist forest ecoregions: de Cross-Niger transition forests, wich dey lie west of de river between de Cross den Niger Rivers, den de Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests, wich dey lie to de east between de Cross River den de Sanaga River of Cameroon. De average annual rainfall dey vary from 1,760 mm insyd de northern part of de state to 3,100 mm insyd de southern part (WSSSRP II 2016).

Dancers insyd Cross river state attire

Cross River sanso dey gives ein name to a national park den a family of languages.

De Cross River Region be of great historical importance, e be a) within de likely homeland from wich Bantu speaking people dem migrate across chaw of Sub-Saharan Africa 3000–5000 years ago, b) de location of wer dem create de Nsibidi Script, den c) de location of Calabar, one of de largest centers during de Atlantic slave trade.

Pollution

During sam months of monitoring, dem identify iron, manganese, lead, arsenic, den chromium insyd de water at levels hazardous for drinking; thus, dem pollute de water plus dese heavy metals wey dem no fi be relied on to serve as a potable water supply give Nigerians.

External links

• Nigerian Tourism, Cross Rivers State
• Little genetic differentiation as assessed by uniparental markers in the presence of substantial language variation in peoples of the Cross River region of Nigeria
• Nsibidi Script