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The Bight of Bonny (formerly Bight of Biafra) is a bay at the African coast in the Gulf of Guinea. It extends from the river delta of the Niger in the north till Cape Lopez in Gabon.

The bight was renamed in 1972, when after the Biafran war the Nigerian government wanted to remove the name of the secessionist Biafra.

Countries located at the Bight of Bonny are Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

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BightA bight can be either:. A type of wide bay (see bight (geography)). A type of knot.

Bight of BeninThe Bight of Benin is a bay on the western African coast that extends eastward for about 400 miles (640 km) from Cape St. Paul to the Nun outlet of the Niger River. To the east it is continued by the Bight Of Bonny (formerly Bight of Biafra). The bight is

Bight of BonnyThe Bight of Bonny (formerly Bight of Biafra is a bay at the African coast in the Gulf of Guinea. It extends from the river delta of the Niger in the north till Cape Lopez in Gabon. The bight was renamed in 1972, when after the Biafran war the Nigerian go

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