Bight of Biafra

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bay bight geographical region

The Bight of Biafra is a large bay on the easternmost part of the Gulf of Guinea along the West African coast, bordering countries such as Nigeria and Cameroon and historically significant in Atlantic trade routes.

Aliases (2)

Bight of Bonny ×3
Bight of Biafra islands ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → bight → geographical region →
bordersCountry	Cameroon → Equatorial Guinea → Gabon NERFINISHED → Nigeria →
climate	tropical →
connectedTo	Bight of Benin →
easternmostPartOf	Gulf of Guinea →
hasCoastalFeature	estuaries → mangrove swamps → river deltas →
hasEconomicActivity	fishing → maritime transport → offshore oil production →
hasLanguageRegion	Efik-speaking areas → Ibibio-speaking areas → Igbo-speaking areas →
hasMarineBiodiversity	high →
hasPortCity	Calabar → Douala → Malabo → Port Harcourt →
historicalName	Bight of Bonny →
historicalPeriodOfIntenseTrade	17th century → 18th century → early 19th century →
historicalRole	major embarkation zone in the transatlantic slave trade →
isNavigationAreaFor	international shipping → regional coastal trade →
knownFor	Atlantic slave trade → Atlantic trade routes →
locatedEastOf	Bight of Benin →
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean →
locatedOnCoastOf	Africa → West Africa →
locatedSouthOf	Cameroon → Nigeria →
namedAfter	Biafra →
partOf	Bights of Benin and Biafra → Gulf of Guinea → Niger Delta maritime region →
receivesRiver	Cross River → Imo River NERFINISHED → Niger River → Qua Iboe River → Wouri River →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bight of Benin ("Bight of Bonny") →	adjacentTo
Bioko Island ("Bight of Biafra islands") →	archipelago
Corisco →	borderingBodyOfWater
Cameroon →	borderSea
Bonny River ("Bight of Bonny") →	emptiesInto
Gulf of Guinea →	hasPart
Bight of Biafra ("Bight of Bonny") →	historicalName