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The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located within nine coastal southern Nigerian states, which include: all six states from the South South geopolitical zone, one state ( Ondo ) from South West geopolitical zone and two states ( Abia and Imo ...
An unusual feature of the river is the Inner Niger Delta, which forms where its gradient suddenly decreases. [20] The result is a region of braided streams, marshes, and large lakes; the seasonal floods make the Delta extremely productive for both fishing and agriculture. [21] Boy bringing back his canoe on the Niger River (2022)
The Inner Niger Delta, also known as the Macina or Masina, [2] is the inland river delta of the Niger River. It is an area of fluvial wetlands, lakes and floodplains in the semi-arid Sahel area of central Mali , just south of the Sahara Desert .
The Niger Delta is a wave-dominated delta located on the continental margin of the Gulf of Guinea that formed in the Paleogene. [4] The delta is fed with sediment from the Niger River , which has the ninth largest drainage area in the world and the third largest in Africa at 2.23 million km 2 .
The Niger Delta swamp forests ecoregion covers a triangular territory at the mouth of the Niger River.The southern edge is set back about 10 km from the Gulf of Guinea, buffered by the Central African mangroves ecoregion where the effects of salt water are more pronounced.
The Niger Delta Basin, also referred to as the Niger Delta province, is an extensional rift basin located in the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea on the passive continental margin near the western coast of Nigeria [1] with suspected or proven access to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé and Príncipe.
Nigeria faces widespread insecurity including a 15-year Islamist insurgency in its northeast, separatist violence in the southeast, rampant oil theft in the Niger River delta and kidnapping for ...
The Niger Delta with the Forcados (middle left). The Forçados River (originally Forcados) [1] is a channel in the Niger Delta, in southern Nigeria. [2] It flows for approximately 198 kilometres (123 mi) and meets the sea at the Bight of Benin in Delta State. [3] It is an important channel for small ships.