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Mungo Park commemorative medal. Mungo Park (11 September 1771 – 1806) was a Scottish explorer of West Africa. After an exploration of the upper Niger River around 1796, he wrote a popular and influential travel book titled Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa in which he theorized the Niger and Congo merged to become the same river, though it was later proven that they are different ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Major river in West Africa Niger River Fleuve Niger (French) Joliba (Maninka) Jeliba (Bambara) Maayo Ɓaleewo 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 𞤄𞤢𞤤𞤫𞤮 (Fula) Egerew ⴻⴳⴻⵔⴻⵡ (Tamasheq) Issa Beri (Zarma) Kwara (Hausa) Toru Beni (Ijo languages) Ọya (Yoruba) Óshimiri/ Oshimili ...
Topography of Nigeria. Nigeria is a large country in West Africa just north of the equator. It is bounded by Benin to the west, Niger to the north, Cameroon to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The country consists of several large plateaus separated by the valleys of the two major rivers, the Niger and the Benue, and their
The white-throated guenon (Cercopithecus erythrogaster), also known as the red-bellied monkey and the red-bellied guenon, is a diurnal primate that lives on trees of rainforests or tropical areas of Nigeria and Benin. The white-throated guenon is usually a frugivore but insects, leaves, and crops are also in its diet. It usually lives in small ...
The Anambra River (Igbo: Ọmambala) flows 210 kilometres (130 mi) into the Niger River and is found in Anambra, Nigeria. [3] The river is the most important feeder of the River Niger below Lokoja. The flow of the Ọmambala River is released into the Atlantic through various outlets forming the 25,000-square-kilometre (9,700 sq mi) Niger Delta ...
Researchers found the colorful animal in the mountains of Myanmar. ‘Large’-mouthed river creature — with ‘unique’ coloring — discovered as new species Skip to main content
Thankfully, today we've got just such news from a team of scientists who traversed the Bolivian Andes to bring us the discovery of 20 new animal and plant species, plus the re-discovery of four ...
Kainji Lake Kainji Lake within Nigeria. Kainji Lake, in North Central Nigeria, is a reservoir on the Niger River, formed by the Kainji Dam. [1] It was formed in 1968 and is a part of Niger State and Kebbi State. [2] Kainji Lake National Park (KNLP), situated around the lake, is Nigeria's oldest National Park, established in 1976. [3]