Gulf of Guinea

Summary

Gulf of Guinea is a bay^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (485 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gulf of Guinea is in the country of Liberia^[3].
• Gulf of Guinea is in the country of Ivory Coast^[4].
• Gulf of Guinea is in the country of Ghana^[5].
• Gulf of Guinea is in the country of Togo^[6].
• Gulf of Guinea is in the country of Benin^[7].
• Gulf of Guinea is in the country of Nigeria^[8].
• Gulf of Guinea is on the body of water South Atlantic Ocean^[9].
• Gulf of Guinea's image is recorded as Gulf of Guinea 5.24136E 2.58756N.jpg^[10].
• Gulf of Guinea's instance of is recorded as bay^[11].
• Gulf of Guinea's shares border with is recorded as Port Harcourt^[12].
• Gulf of Guinea's shares border with is recorded as Osu^[13].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Cross River^[14].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Pra River^[15].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Volta River^[16].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Tano River^[17].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Forcados River^[18].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Ankobra River^[19].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Ouémé River^[20].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Komoé River^[21].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Cavalla River^[22].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Densu River^[23].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Bia River^[24].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Ogooué River^[25].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Bandama River^[26].
• Gulf of Guinea's inflows is recorded as Sassandra River^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Liberia^[3], a republic^[28], in Liberia^[29], founded in 1822^[30]; Ivory Coast^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Ivory Coast^[32], founded in 1960^[33]; Ghana^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Portuguese Empire^[35], founded in 1957^[36]; Togo^[6], a republic^[37], in Togo^[38], founded in 1960^[39]; Benin^[7], a sovereign state^[40], founded in 1960^[41]; and Nigeria^[8], a sovereign state^[42], in Nigeria^[43], founded in 1963^[44]. Gulf of Guinea is on the body of water South Atlantic Ocean^[9]. Its part of is recorded as North Atlantic Ocean^[45].

Physical Characteristics

Gulf of Guinea's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[46].

Designation and Status

Gulf of Guinea's instance of is recorded as bay^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gulf of Guinea include Equatorial Guinea^[47], a country^[48], in Equatorial Guinea^[49], founded in 1968^[50].

Why It Matters

Gulf of Guinea ranks in the top 1% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (485 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for it include Equatorial Guinea^[47], a country^[48], in Equatorial Guinea^[49], founded in 1968^[50].