Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion

Summary

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

Key Facts

• Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion is in the country of Guinea-Bissau^[2].
• Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion is in the country of Guinea^[3].
• Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion is in the country of Sierra Leone^[4].
• Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion is in the country of Liberia^[5].
• Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion's instance of is recorded as MEOW marine ecoregion^[7].
• Gulf of Guinea is named after Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion^[8].
• Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion's part of is recorded as Gulf of Guinea marine province^[9].
• Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion's described by source is recorded as Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas^[10].
• Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion's connects with is recorded as Sahelian Upwelling marine ecoregion^[11].
• Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion's connects with is recorded as Gulf of Guinea Upwelling marine ecoregion^[12].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Guinea-Bissau^[2], a sovereign state^[13], in Portuguese Guinea^[14], founded in 1974^[15]; Guinea^[3], a sovereign state^[16], in Guinea^[17], founded in 1958^[18]; Sierra Leone^[4], a republic^[19], in Sierra Leone^[20], founded in 1971^[21]; and Liberia^[5], a republic^[22], in Liberia^[23], founded in 1822^[24]. Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6]. Its part of is recorded as Gulf of Guinea marine province^[9].

Designation and Status

Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion's instance of is recorded as MEOW marine ecoregion^[7].

History and Context

Gulf of Guinea is named after Gulf of Guinea West marine ecoregion^[8].