Akassa
Akassa, is an Ijaw town at the southernmost tip of Nigeria in Bayelsa State where the Nun River estuary meets the Atlantic Ocean. It has a lighthouse that has stood since 1910, Akassa Lighthouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Akassa
- Type: Town
- Description: is a settlement at the southernmost tip of Nigeria in Bayelsa State
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Brass, Bayelsa State, South South Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
4.32544° or 4° 19′ 32″ northLongitude
6.06599° or 6° 3′ 58″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
6FP883G8+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 501463732OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yoruba—“Akassa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿卡薩”
- French: “Akassa (Nigéria)”
- French: “Akassa”
- Hausa: “Akassa”
- Irish: “Akassa”
- Yoruba: “Akassa”
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