Lagoon of Porto-Novo
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The Lagoon of Porto-Novo is a coastal lagoon in southern Benin that borders the capital city Porto-Novo and forms part of the region’s important inland waterway and wetland ecosystem.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lagoon of Porto-Novo canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lagoon
ⓘ
lagoon ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | urban areas of Porto-Novo ⓘ |
| borders | Porto-Novo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Nokoué Lake system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ouémé River system NERFINISHED ⓘ inland waterways of Benin ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
pollution risk from urban runoff
ⓘ
pressure from overfishing ⓘ wetland degradation risk ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
habitat for aquatic species
ⓘ
nursery area for fish ⓘ supports waterbirds ⓘ |
| hasShorelineUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
settlements ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | brackish water body ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ecoregion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porto-Novo Department NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Benin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guinean Gulf coastal lagoon system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West African coastal wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ regional inland waterway network ⓘ regional wetland ecosystem ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland navigation
ⓘ
local livelihoods ⓘ small-scale fishing ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.