Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion

Summary

Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion is a MEOW marine ecoregion^[1].

Key Facts

• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion is in the country of Ghana^[2].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion is in the country of Togo^[3].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion is in the country of Benin^[4].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion is in the country of Nigeria^[5].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion is in the country of Cameroon^[6].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion is in the country of Equatorial Guinea^[7].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[8].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion's instance of is recorded as MEOW marine ecoregion^[9].
• Gulf of Guinea is named after Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion^[10].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion's part of is recorded as Gulf of Guinea marine province^[11].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion's described by source is recorded as Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas^[12].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion's connects with is recorded as Gulf of Guinea Upwelling marine ecoregion^[13].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion's connects with is recorded as Gulf of Guinea Islands marine ecoregion^[14].
• Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion's connects with is recorded as Gulf of Guinea South marine ecoregion^[15].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Ghana^[2], a sovereign state^[16], in Portuguese Empire^[17], founded in 1957^[18]; Togo^[3], a republic^[19], in Togo^[20], founded in 1960^[21]; Benin^[4], a sovereign state^[22], founded in 1960^[23]; Nigeria^[5], a sovereign state^[24], in Nigeria^[25], founded in 1963^[26]; Cameroon^[6], a country^[27], in Cameroon^[28], founded in 1960^[29]; and Equatorial Guinea^[7], a country^[30], in Equatorial Guinea^[31], founded in 1968^[32]. Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[8]. Its part of is recorded as Gulf of Guinea marine province^[11].

Designation and Status

Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion's instance of is recorded as MEOW marine ecoregion^[9].

History and Context

Gulf of Guinea is named after Gulf of Guinea Central marine ecoregion^[10].