Bar Beach (former coastline)
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Bar Beach (former coastline) was a once-popular Atlantic beachfront in Lagos, Nigeria, that suffered severe coastal erosion and was largely replaced by the land reclamation project now known as Eko Atlantic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bar Beach (former coastline) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beach
ⓘ
former coastline ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Eko Atlantic ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| causeOfChange | land reclamation for Eko Atlantic ⓘ |
| causeOfDegradation |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
intense wave action ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ |
| coastType | sandy beach ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| currentUse | site of Eko Atlantic city development ⓘ |
| developmentProject |
Eko Atlantic (reclaimed land project)
ⓘ
surface form:
Eko Atlantic land reclamation
|
| environmentalIssue |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
coastal flooding ⓘ |
| facing | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| formerUse | open public beachfront ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | once one of Lagos’s most popular public beaches ⓘ |
| infrastructureImpact |
construction of revetments
ⓘ
construction of sea defenses ⓘ construction of sea walls ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Lagos State Government ⓘ |
| knownFor |
flooding events
ⓘ
recreational beach activities ⓘ severe coastal erosion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lagos
ⓘ
Victoria Island, Lagos ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| near |
Ahmadu Bello Way
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahmadu Bello Way, Lagos
Victoria Island business district ⓘ |
| notableEventType | storm surge flooding ⓘ |
| partOf | Lagos State ⓘ |
| popularIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| reclamationType | shoreline extension ⓘ |
| region |
Western Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
South West Nigeria
|
| replacedBy | Eko Atlantic ⓘ |
| shoreline | Atlantic coastline of Nigeria ⓘ |
| status | largely reclaimed ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | declined due to erosion and reclamation ⓘ |
| urbanContext | metropolitan Lagos ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningIssue | coastal zone management in Lagos ⓘ |
| usedFor |
leisure
ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eko Atlantic