Escravos River
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The Escravos River is a significant waterway in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, known for its role in oil and gas transport and its proximity to the city of Warri.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Escravos River canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Warri South-West Local Government Area ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Nigerian coastal rivers ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Calabar River
ⓘ
surface form:
Benin River
Forcados River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Niger Delta mangrove zone ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
marine logistics ⓘ petroleum export ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
brackish water estuary
ⓘ
mangrove forests ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
mangrove degradation risk
ⓘ
oil pollution risk ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
export jetties
ⓘ
gas pipelines ⓘ oil pipelines ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Chevron Nigeria Limited operations
ⓘ
Escravos Gas Plant ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Escravos community ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Qua Iboe oil terminal
ⓘ
surface form:
Chevron Escravos export terminal
Escravos terminal ⓘ |
| historicalUse | slave trade route ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delta State, Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta State
Niger Delta ⓘ southern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOfWaterBody | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | slaves ⓘ |
| navigableFor | ocean-going tankers ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Warri River
ⓘ
surface form:
Warri
|
| partOf |
Gulf of Guinea
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Guinea basin
Niger River delta system ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major hub for Nigeria’s offshore oil industry ⓘ |
| subjectTo | tidal influence ⓘ |
| transportRole | export route for Niger Delta crude oil ⓘ |
| usedFor |
gas transport
ⓘ
marine access to Warri ⓘ oil transport ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| waterwayType | tidal river ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.