Research topic: Gulf of Guinea

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Gulf of Guinea

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gulf of Guinea gIn´e , large open arm of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the great bend of the coast of W Africa. It extends from the western coast of Côte d'Ivoire to the Gabon estuary and is bounded on the south by the equator. The bights of Benin and Biafra belong to the gulf. The exploitation of major offshore oil deposits began in the late 1990s. There are also metal ore deposits. Islands in the gulf include Bioko (formerly Fernando Po), São Tomé, and Principe. Author not available, GUINEA, GULF OF. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition... Read more
Gulf of Guinea
...African tectonic plate and corresponds remarkably to the continental margin of South America from Brazil to the Guianas, providing one of the clearest confirmations of the theory of continental drift . Gulf of Guinea Gulf of Guinea Gulf of Guinea Read more
Equatorial Guinea
...officially Republic of Equatorial Guinea, republic (2005 est. pop. 536...Grande, and Elobey Chico in the Gulf of Guinea, and Río Muni on the African...the east and south, and by the Gulf of Guinea in the west. Malabo , situated... Read more

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