Bight of Bonny

The Bight of Bonny (formerly Bight of Biafra) is a bight off the African coast in the Gulf of Guinea. It extends from the river delta of the Niger in the north till Cape Lopez in Gabon.

Related Topics:
Bight - Africa - Gulf of Guinea - River delta - Niger - Cape Lopez

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The bight was renamed in 1972, when after the Biafran war the Nigerian government wanted to remove the name of the secessionist Biafra.

Related Topics:
1972 - Biafran war - Biafra

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Countries located at the Bight of Bonny are Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

Related Topics:
Nigeria - Cameroon - Equatorial Guinea - Gabon

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