Forcados River
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The Forcados River is a major distributary of the Niger River in southern Nigeria, flowing through the Niger Delta and serving as an important channel for transportation and oil-related activities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forcados River creeks | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nigerian petroleum industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Niger River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| distributaryOf | Niger River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
oil industry ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
oil pollution ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOilTerminal | Forcados oil terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | Forcados terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementOnBank |
Bomadi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burutu NERFINISHED ⓘ Forcados NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogulagha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Niger Delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger Delta wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Nigeria ⓘ |
| mouth | Bight of Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Escravos River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf of Guinea drainage basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger River Delta system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Bayelsa State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
oil transport
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable river ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Forcados River creeks