Bight of Benin

Summary

Bight of Benin is a bay^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bight of Benin is located in Benin^[3].
• Bight of Benin is in the country of Nigeria^[4].
• Bight of Benin is in the country of Benin^[5].
• Bight of Benin is in the country of Togo^[6].
• Bight of Benin is in the country of Ghana^[7].
• Bight of Benin's instance of is recorded as bay^[8].
• Benin Empire is named after Bight of Benin^[9].
• Bight of Benin's inflows is recorded as Mono River^[10].
• Bight of Benin's inflows is recorded as Ogun River^[11].
• Bight of Benin's basin country is recorded as Ghana^[12].
• Bight of Benin's basin country is recorded as Togo^[13].
• Bight of Benin's basin country is recorded as Benin^[14].
• Bight of Benin's basin country is recorded as Nigeria^[15].
• Bight of Benin is part of Gulf of Guinea^[16].
• Bight of Benin's Commons category is recorded as Maps of the Bight of Benin^[17].
• 1807 marks the founding of Bight of Benin^[18].
• Bight of Benin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.5, 'lon': 4}^[19].
• Bight of Benin's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Niger^[20].
• Bight of Benin's contains settlement is recorded as Cotonou^[21].
• Bight of Benin sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[22].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Nigeria^[4], a sovereign state^[23], in Nigeria^[24], founded in 1963^[25]; Benin^[5], a sovereign state^[26], founded in 1960^[27]; Togo^[6], a republic^[28], in Togo^[29], founded in 1960^[30]; and Ghana^[7], a sovereign state^[31], in Portuguese Empire^[32], founded in 1957^[33]. Bight of Benin is located in Benin^[3]. It is part of Gulf of Guinea^[16].

Physical Characteristics

Bight of Benin sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Bight of Benin's instance of is recorded as bay^[8].

History and Context

1807 marks the founding of Bight of Benin^[18]. Benin Empire is named after it^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bight of Benin include Benin^[34], a sovereign state^[35], founded in 1960^[36].

Why It Matters

Bight of Benin ranks in the top 3% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Benin^[34], a sovereign state^[35], founded in 1960^[36].