Gulf of Guinea

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body of water gulf part of Atlantic Ocean

The Gulf of Guinea is a large northeastern arm of the Atlantic Ocean off the western coast of Africa, known for its significant shipping routes, rich oil and gas reserves, and strategic economic importance to the region.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Gulf of Guinea region 2
Atlantic coastal zone of West Africa 1
Bight of Benin 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water ⓘ
gulf ⓘ
part of Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
borders Angola ⓘ
Benin ⓘ
Cameroon ⓘ
Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
surface form: Côte d’Ivoire

Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
Gabon ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Republic of the Congo ⓘ
São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Togo ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
contains Annobón ⓘ
surface form: Annobón Island

Bioko Island ⓘ
surface form: island of Bioko

São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
surface form: islands of São Tomé and Príncipe
economicImportanceFor Central Africa ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
hasMarineResource fisheries ⓘ
hydrocarbons ⓘ
hasPart Bight of Benin ⓘ
Bight of Biafra ⓘ
Bight of Benin ⓘ
surface form: Bight of Bonny
hasRisk armed robbery at sea ⓘ
marine pollution ⓘ
oil spills ⓘ
influencesClimateOf Gulf of Guinea countries ⓘ
coastal West Africa ⓘ
isMajorRouteFor bulk cargo shipping ⓘ
container shipping ⓘ
oil exports ⓘ
knownFor illegal fishing ⓘ
major international shipping routes ⓘ
maritime piracy ⓘ
maritime security challenges ⓘ
offshore natural gas reserves ⓘ
offshore oil reserves ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
tropical Atlantic ⓘ
locatedOn west coast of Africa ⓘ
monitoredBy Gulf of Guinea Commission ⓘ
International Maritime Organization ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
regionCode FAO Major Fishing Area 34 ⓘ
subjectOf maritime boundary disputes ⓘ
regional security cooperation initiatives ⓘ

Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of El Pardo → affectedRegion → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Ghana → borderFeature → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Cameroon → borderSea → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
West Africa → borders → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Río Muni → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Abidjan → drainageBasin → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Lomé → drainageBasin → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Bight of Biafra → easternmostPartOf → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Volta River → emptiesInto → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Nigeria → hasCoastOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Togo → hasCoastOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Benin → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Côte d'Ivoire → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Southern Nigeria → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Western Nigeria → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Annobonese people → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Annobón → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Bight of Benin → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Bioko Island → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Congo River mouth → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Corisco → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Dutch Gold Coast → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Elobey Grande → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gulf of Guinea islands region
Gold Coast → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Lower Guinea → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlantic coastal zone of West Africa
Santa Isabel → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
São Tomé and Príncipe → locatedIn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Malabo → locatedInBodyOfWater → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Port Harcourt → locatedNear → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Accra → locatedOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Bata → locatedOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Cotonou → locatedOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Elmina Castle → locatedOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Lagos → locatedOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Lomé → locatedOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Niger Delta → locatedOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
St. George’s Castle → locatedOn → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Benya Lagoon → locatedOnCoastOf → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Niger River → mouthLocation → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Bight of Benin → partOf → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guinean Gulf
Bight of Biafra → partOf → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Gabon → partOf → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gulf of Guinea region
São Tomé and Príncipe → partOf → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gulf of Guinea islands
Togo → partOf → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gulf of Guinea region