Lekki (lagoon)

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Lekki lagoon
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Geographical location Lagos in Nigeria
Tributaries Osun , Oni
Drain across the lagoon of Lagos and connections to the Niger Delta
Location close to the shore Epe
Data
Coordinates 6 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 4 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 6 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 4 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  E
Lekki (lagoon) (Nigeria)
Lekki (lagoon)
surface 247 km²dep1
Maximum depth 6.4 m
Middle deep 3.1 m
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The Lekki Lagoon is located in the Lagos state of Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea and has a maximum length of 37 km and a maximum width of 23 kilometers. It is connected to the lagoon of Lagos to the west by a 25 kilometer long lagoon (" Lagune von Epe ") , which is on average 3.1 meters deep.

Aquaculture in the lagoon is based on a mangrove ecosystem that, like elsewhere, is endangered by the nipa palm . It is surrounded by rainforest and coconut groves.

The place

The place Lekki (Ebute Leki) is known for its beach " Lekki beach ".

economy

The largest Nigerian construction project is currently being realized with the Lagos-Lekki airport .

In 2015 the first part of the port, which is planned for a handling capacity of 6 million TEU in the final stage , is to be opened. Around 2.5 million TEU are planned by the end of 2016. The license for the development and operation of the Lekki International Container Terminal was awarded to the Filipino Lekki International Container Terminal Services (LICTS) for 21 years . The Singapore-based Tolaram Group is responsible for developing the entire port .

Lekki peninsula

The Lekki peninsula is framed by the lagoons in the north, the port of Lagos and the Gulf of Guinea. In the " Lekki Conservation Center " (LCC) established in 1990, flora and fauna can be observed on an area of ​​78 hectares

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Country File Nigeria
  2. ^ Nigerian Conservation Foundation : Nipa Palm Utilization project
  3. ↑ coordinates of Lekki: 6 ° 25 '  N , 4 ° 6'  O from Nigeria Traveljournals.net locations: Lekki ( Memento of the original on 11 March 2007 at the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.traveljournals.net
  4. ↑ Lagos Airport Lekki
  5. ↑ Planned mega ports in Africa and Asia · Nigeria: Lekki port in Lagos . In: Schiff & Hafen , issue 6/2015, pp. 120/121
  6. ^ Nigerian Conservation Foundation: Lekki Conservation Center , Lagos - Epe expressway, km 19