Lagos Lagoon
| Lagos Lagoon | ||
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| Third Mainland Bridge on the western edge of the lagoon | ||
| Geographical location | Lagos in Nigeria | |
| Tributaries | Ogun , Ouèmè | |
| Drain |
Gulf of Guinea , Lekki lagoon |
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| Places on the shore | Lagos , Ikorodu | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 6 ° 30 ′ N , 3 ° 31 ′ E | |
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| surface | 460 km² | |
| width | 15 km | |
| Maximum depth | 7 m in the port of Lagos | |
| Middle deep | less than 2 m | |
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particularities |
Brackish water , mangroves , swamps , tropical rainforests , coconut palms |
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The Lagoon of Lagos is one of the large lagoons in the Gulf of Guinea with a maximum length of 60 kilometers and a maximum width of 15 kilometers. It is connected to the Lekki lagoon by a 25 kilometer long lagoon (" Epe lagoon ") .
The Nigerian capital Lagos extends to the west and south of the lagoon. The more than ten kilometers long Third Mainland Bridge is a bypass road that was built on the western edge of the lagoon.
The lagoon is on average less than two meters deep, brackish , has a water temperature of around 30 ° C and contains many pathogenic bacteria and microorganisms .
Extensive aquaculture is carried out in the lagoon with its swamps and mangroves . It is surrounded by rainforest and coconut groves.
The port of Lagos and its access to the Gulf of Guinea are repeatedly dredged and protected from silting up by jetties .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Country File Nigeria