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Delta State covers a landmass of about 18,050 km 2 (6,970 sq mi), of which more than 60% is land. The state lies approximately between 5°00' and 6°45' E and 5°00' and 6°30' N. [12] It is geographically located in Nigeria's Midwest, bounded in the north and west by Edo State for 350 km (218 miles), the east by Anambra, and Rivers States for about 93 km and about 50 km respectively ...
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 ...
The Niger Delta is located in the southern part of Nigeria. It is one of the world's largest arcuate fan-shaped river deltas. The riverine area of the Niger Delta is a coastal belt of swamps bordering the Atlantic.
It is the largest delta in Africa and the third largest delta in the world and also the most extensive marshland in West and Central Africa. [6] The region spans from Aboh (5°33′49″ N and 6°31′38″ E) Ndokwa East, Delta State in the North to Palm Point (4°16′22″ N and 6°05′27″ E) Bayelsa State in the south.
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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 is the twelfth largest province in the world by known oil and gas resources. [4] The Niger Delta Basin produces around 2 million barrels of oil per day. The entire system is predicted to contain 34.5 billion barrels of oil and 94 trillion feet 3 of natural gas. This area is still very heavily explored by oil companies today.
Sapele is a primary town and one of the Local Government Areas of Delta State, Nigeria. Sapele city [səpā´lē] (1991 est. pop. 123,000) is a port in the Niger Delta region of Southern Nigeria along the Ethiope River in western Delta State. The main town is located 68 km south of Benin City and is connected to Warri and Benin by the A2 ...