Gulf of Guinea
| Part of | North Atlantic Ocean  |
|---|---|
| Located in or next to body of water | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinate location | 1°0′0″N 4°0′0″E |
| Dey share bother plus | Port Harcourt, Osu |
De Gulf of Guinea (French: Golfe de Guinée; Spanish: Golfo de Guinea; Portuguese: Golfo da Guiné) be de northeasternmost part of de tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez insyd Gabon, north den west to Cape Palmas insyd Liberia.[1] Null Island, dem define as de intersection of de Equator den Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude den longitude), dey insyd de gulf.[2]
Among de chaw rivers wey drain into de Gulf of Guinea be de Niger den de Volta. De coastline on de gulf dey include de Bight of Benin den de Bight of Bonny.
Name
[edit | edit source]Dem think "Guinea" originate from a local name for an area insyd de region, although de specifics be disputed. Bovill (1995) dey give a thorough description:[3]
De name "Guinea" sanso previously be applied to de south coast of West Africa (north of de Gulf of Guinea), wich cam be known as "Upper Guinea", den to de west coast of Southern Africa (to de east), wich cam be known as "Lower Guinea".
Today, de word "Guinea" be found insyd de names of three countries insyd Africa (Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, den Equatorial Guinea), den insyd one country insyd Melanesia (Papua New Guinea).
Geography
[edit | edit source]De main river wey dey dispense ein waters insyd de gulf be de Niger River.
Dem dey give different definitions of de geographic limits of de Gulf of Guinea; de International Hydrographic Organization dey define de southwest extent of de Gulf of Guinea as "B line from Cap Lopez (0°37′S 8°43′E / 0.617°S 8.717°E / -0.617; 8.717), insyd Gabon, northwestward to Ihléu Gago Coutinho (Ilhéu das Rôlas) (0°01′S 6°32′E / 0.017°S 6.533°E / -0.017; 6.533); den thence a line from Ihléu Gago Coutinho northwestward to Cape Palmas (4°22′N 7°44′W / 4.367°N 7.733°W / 4.367; -7.733), insyd Liberia.[1]
Old French map of de Gulf of Guinea
Different limits of de Gulf of Guinea
Satellite imagery of de Gulf of Guinea wey dey show borders of states on ein shores
Islands insyd de Gulf of Guinea
[edit | edit source]De Gulf of Guinea dey contain a number of islands, de largest of wich dey insyd a southwest-northeast chain, wey dey form part of de Cameroon line of volcanoes.
- Annobón, dem sanso know as Pagalu anaa Pigalua, be an island wey be part of Equatorial Guinea.
- Bobowasi Island be an island off de west coast of Africa insyd de Gulf of Guinea wey be part of de Western Region of Ghana.
- Bioko be an island off de Ambazonian region of Cameroon insyd de Gulf of Guinea under de sovereignty of Equatorial Guinea.
- Corisco be an island wey dey belong to Equatorial Guinea, as be de two small islands of Elobey Grande den Elobey Chico.
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 "Limits of Oceans and Seas, Draft 4th Edition: North Atlantic Ocean and its Sub-Divisions". International Hydrographic Organization. 2002. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Matt (30 January 2020). "Where Do the Prime Meridian and the Equator Intersect?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ Hale, Thomas A. "From the Griot of Roots to the Roots of Griot: A New Look at the Origins of a Controversial African Term for Bard" (PDF). Oral Tradition. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
External links
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- The Gulf of Guinea Commission – CGG – GGC (Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine)
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