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Guinea, Gulf of |
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Guinea, Gulf of (gĭn`ē), large open arm of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the great bend of the coast of W Africa. It extends from the western coast of Côte d'Ivoire to the Gabon estuary and is bounded on the south by the equator. The bights of Benin and Biafra belong to the gulf. The exploitation of major offshore oil deposits began in the late 1990s. There are also metal ore deposits. Islands in the gulf include Bioko (formerly Fernando Po), São Tomé, and Principe. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Shareholders believe that Equatorial Guinea has the potential of serving as a regional gas hub, providing a means to commercialize the large volumes of stranded natural gas offshore Equatorial Guinea and other significant gas resources in the Gulf of Guinea. Relations between Nigeria and Cameroon have for years suffered from tensions revolving around the dispute over their 1,600-kilometre land boundary, extending from the Lake Chad area to the Bakassi Peninsula, and the maritime boundary into the Gulf of Guinea. ONE DAY AFTER THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of 9/11, during a time when his administration seemed almost pathologically determined to maneuver America between Iraq and a very hard place, President Bush had a little-noticed meeting with a group of political leaders from Africa's oil-rich Gulf of Guinea. |
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