- Bonny, Bight of
- geographical name — see Biafra (Bight of)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Bonny, Bight of
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Bonny — (formerly Ibani or Ubani) is a town in Rivers State in southeast Nigeria, on the Bight of Biafra. It was also the capital of the Kingdom of Bonny (the land of the Ibani or Eastern Ijawi). Traditionally (especially between the 15th and 19th… … Wikipedia
Bight of Bonny — The Bight of Bonny (also known as the Bight of Biafra) is a bight off the West African coast, in the easternmost part (beyond the Bight of Benin to the West) of the Gulf of Guinea. It extends from the river delta of the Niger in the north till… … Wikipedia
bonny — bonnily, adv. bonniness, n. /bon ee/, adj., bonnier, bonniest, adv., n. adj. 1. Chiefly Scot. pleasing to the eye; handsome; pretty. 2. Brit. Dial. a. (of people) healthy, sweet, and lively. b. (of places) placid; tranquil … Universalium
Bight (geography) — In geography, bight has two meanings. A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature mdash;usually a bend or curve in the line between land and water. Alternatively, the term can refer to a large (and often only slightly… … Wikipedia
Bight of Benin — The Bight of Benin is a bight (a type of 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… … Wikipedia
Bonny Island — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Bild fehltVorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Fläche fehltVorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt Bonny Island Gewässer Geographische Lage … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bight of Bonny — Der Golf von Guinea Der Golf von Guinea bezeichnet den Teil des Atlantischen Ozeans, der von den Küsten Westafrikas im Norden und Osten begrenzt wird. Im Norden und Osten grenzt er an das Küstenland der Regionen Ober und Niederguinea und im Süden … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bight of Bonny — geographical name see Biafra, Bight of … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bucht von Bonny — Karte des Golfs von Guinea mit der Bucht von Bonny Die Bucht von Bonny (Bight of Bonny) oder ehemals auch Bucht von Biafra, ist eine Bucht am östlichen Ende des Golfes von Guinea. Sie schließt sich an die Bucht von Benin an und reicht vom… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kingdom of Bonny — Traditional state Ijaw States, including Bonny Coordinates … Wikipedia
