Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of Guinea
Part of the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Africa.

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  • Gulf of Guinea — The Gulf of Guinea is the part of the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Africa. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude ) is in the gulf. According to the International Hydrographic Organization, the Gulf …   Wikipedia

  • Gulf of Guinea thrush — santominis strazdas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Turdus olivaceofuscus angl. Gulf of Guinea thrush vok. Sao Tomé Drossel, f rus. оливково серый дрозд, m pranc. merle de Sao Tomé, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Gulf of Guinea — noun a gulf off the southwest coast of Africa • Instance Hypernyms: ↑gulf • Part Holonyms: ↑Atlantic, ↑Atlantic Ocean • Part Meronyms: ↑Bioko, ↑Bight of Benin …   Useful english dictionary

  • Guinea (disambiguation) — Guinea may refer to:Countries * Guinea, a country in West Africa, formerly the colony of French Guinea * Guinea Bissau, a country in West Africa, formerly the colony of Portuguese Guinea * Equatorial Guinea, a country in Central Africa, formerly… …   Wikipedia

  • Guinea (region) — Guinea is a traditional name for the region of Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea. It stretches north through the forested, tropical, regions and ends at the Sahel. Historically, this region was one of the first parts of sub Saharan Africa …   Wikipedia

  • Gulf of Oman — The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman (Arabic: خليج عُمان‎ Ḫalīdj ʾUmān; alternatively known as خليج مکران , Ḫalīdj Makrān; in Persian: دریای عمان Daryā ye Ommān, or دریای پارس Daryā ye Pārs) is a strait (and not an actual gulf) that connects the… …   Wikipedia

  • Guinea Current — The Guinea Current is a slow warm water current that flows easterly along the Guinea coast of West Africa.Socrates, who lived from about 470 399 BC, was the first to incorrectly suggest that the ocean currents, varying sea water temperatures, and …   Wikipedia

  • Guinea, Gulf of — Great inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, western Central African coast. It includes the Bights of Benin and Biafra, and its major tributaries are the Casamance, Volta, and Niger rivers. Its natural resources include offshore oil deposits and metal ore… …   Universalium

  • Guinea — Guinean, adj., n. /gin ee/, n. 1. a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary. 2. Formerly, French Guinea. an independent republic in W Africa, on the Atlantic coast. 7,405,375; ab. 96,900 sq. mi. (251,000… …   Universalium

  • Gulf of Mexico — The Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective Earth s oceans (World Ocean) Arctic Ocean Atlanti …   Wikipedia

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