Cross River Estuary
| Cross River Estuary Old Calabar River |
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 The Cross River Estuary, Bakassi Peninsula, and the Rio del Rey Estuary |
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| Waters | Bonny Bay | |
| Land mass | Central Africa | |
| Geographical location | 4 ° 36 ′ N , 8 ° 25 ′ E | |
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| width | approx. 25 km | |
| depth | approx. 35 km | |
| Islands | Bakassi Peninsula | |
| Tributaries | Cross River , Calabar River , Akpa Yafi , Kwa River | |
Cross-river estuary refers to an estuary in Cameroon and Nigeria .
location
It is the mouth of the Cross River , which merges with the Calabar River and the Akpa Yafi in the port city of Calabar into a wide bay. It is located in the region of the Bay of Biafra, which has been called the Bay of Bonny since 1970 . The Cross River estuary is separated from the neighboring Rio del Rey estuary by the Bakassi Peninsula , but is nevertheless connected to it by several canals.
history
The estuary lagoon of the Cross River was discovered and explored by Portuguese sailors in the 15th century.