Bakassi Peninsula

Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea. It lies between the Cross River estuary, near the city of Calabar and the Rio del Ray estuary on the east.

Bakassi Peninsula

Type: Peninsula
Also known as: “Bakasi Peninsula”, “Bakassi-Halbinsel”, “Île Bakasi”, and “Presqu’île Bakasi”
Category: landform
Location: South-West Region, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude

4.5663° or 4° 33′ 59″ north

Longitude

8.5948° or 8° 35′ 41″ east

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

6FPCHH8V+GW

GeoNames ID

2235124

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