Escravos River — ▪ river, Nigeria distributary of the Niger River in the western Niger delta, southern Nigeria. Its 35 mile (56 kilometre) westerly course traverses zones of mangrove swamps and coastal sand ridges before entering the Bight of Benin of the… … Universalium
Forcados River — River, southern Nigeria. A navigable channel of the Niger River, it leaves the main course of the Niger about 20 mi (32 km) downstream from Aboh and flows 123 mi (198 km) westerly to the Bight of Benin. Since с 1900 it has been the chief link for … Universalium
Niger River — or Joliba or Kworra Principal river of western Africa. The third longest on the continent, it rises in Guinea near the Sierra Leone border and flows into Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. It is 2,600 mi (4,183 sq km) long, and its middle course is… … Universalium
List of river name etymologies — This page lists the various etymologies (origins) of the names of rivers around the world.Africa*Apies: from Afrikaans meaning little apes *Berg: from Afrikaans meaning mountain *Breede: from Afrikaans meaning wide *Escravos: from Portuguese… … Wikipedia
delta — /del teuh/, n. 1. the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. 2. the consonant sound represented by this letter. 3. the fourth in a series of items. 4. anything triangular, like the Greek capital delta. 5. Math. an incremental change in a variable.… … Universalium
Delta — /del teuh/, n. Mil. the NATO name for a class of Soviet nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine armed with 16 multi warhead missiles. * * * Low lying plain composed of stream borne sediments deposited by a river at its mouth. Deltas have been … Universalium
koko — /koh koh/, n., pl. kokos. lebbek (def. 2). [1860 65; var. of kokko, of uncert. orig.] * * * ▪ Nigeria town and port, Delta state, southern Nigeria. It lies along the Benin River, in the western Niger River delta. A collecting point for palm … Universalium
Koko — /koh koh/, n. born 1973, female gorilla, trained to communicate with humans by means of a sign language. * * * ▪ Nigeria town and port, Delta state, southern Nigeria. It lies along the Benin River, in the western Niger River delta. A… … Universalium
Petroleum in Nigeria — The extraction and drilling of petroleum in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent s most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s,… … Wikipedia
Petroleum industry in Nigeria — The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent s most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s, the oil industry… … Wikipedia
