Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea is the gulf of the Atlantic Ocean that lies west of Africa. The junction of the Equator and Prime Meridian lies in the gulf. The Gulf's oceanic boundary is the rhumb line that passes from Cape Palmas in Liberia to Cape Lopez in Gabon
Niger and the Volta are the main rivers that drain into the gulf. The Bight of Benin and the Bight of Bonny is the coast on the gulf.
Resources: This area is one of the world's top oil and gas exploration place. Therefore, the Gulf area, along with the Congo River delta and Angola may supply oil around a quarter of the United States' by 2015.
List of Seas in Atlantic Ocean
Adriatic Sea | Gulf of Mexico |
Aegean Sea | Gulf of Sidra |
Alboran Sea | Gulf of StLawrence |
Argentine Sea | Gulf of Venezuela |
Bay of Biscay | Ionian Sea |
Bay of Bothnia | Labrador Sea |
Bay of Campeche | Ligurian Sea |