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.

Cabinda → partOfRegion → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Bube language → region → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Bubi people → region → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Fernando Po Krio → region → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
São Tomé and Príncipe dobra → region → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Río Muni → separatedByBodyOfWater → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Cameroon → subregion → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Atlantic slave trade → transportedFrom → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bight of Benin
Atlantic slave trade → transportedFrom → Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bight of Biafra