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The '''Escravos River''' is a river in southern [[Nigeria]], |
The '''Escravos River''' is a river in southern [[Nigeria]], close to the city of Warri.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Escravos-River</ref> "Escravos" is a [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word meaning "slaves" and the area was one of the main conduits for slave trade between [[Nigeria]] and the [[United States]] in the 18th century.{{cn|date=February 2017}} The Escravos is a [[distributary]] of the [[Niger River]], it flows for {{convert|57|km|mi}}, ending at the [[Bight of Benin]] of the [[Gulf of Guinea]] where it flows into the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref>[http://nodc-benin.org/images/Documents/PROPAO/Stage_M2/2008_2009/Presentations_Orales/Ibitola_M2oceano_2008-2009_OralDefence.pdf THE HYDRODYNAMIC FLUXES OF THE ESCRAVOS AND FORCADOS RIVERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSPORT AND CIRCULATION PATTERNS OFF THE WESTERN NIGER DELTA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201204/http://nodc-benin.org/images/Documents/PROPAO/Stage_M2/2008_2009/Presentations_Orales/Ibitola_M2oceano_2008-2009_OralDefence.pdf |date=2021-06-24 }}, BY IBITOLA MAYOWA PHILIPS, NOVEMBER 2009</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AGuri9TP5kgC&dq=Escravos+River+-wikipedia&pg=PA60 The Escravos Bar Project], By Reuben K. Udo, Geographical Regions of Nigeria, Page 60</ref> [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]], a major US oil company, has its main Nigerian oil production facility at the mouth of the Escravos River.<ref>[http://sweetcrudereports.com/2016/10/13/delta-communities-decry-fresh-oil-spills-from-nnpc-trunkline/ Delta communities decry fresh oil spills from NNPC trunkline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207192622/http://sweetcrudereports.com/2016/10/13/delta-communities-decry-fresh-oil-spills-from-nnpc-trunkline/ |date=2017-02-07 }}, 2016/10/13, SweetCrudeReports, ''...An oil spill had occurred in these same communities on August 17, this year from a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,...Gama-Zion community and into the Escravos River...''</ref> This oil terminal pumps approximately.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Study-area-Escravos-River-and-Chanomi-Creek_fig1_360062222</ref> |
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The Escravos River is a river in southern Nigeria, close to the city of Warri.[1] "Escravos" is a Portuguese word meaning "slaves" and the area was one of the main conduits for slave trade between Nigeria and the United States in the 18th century.[citation needed] The Escravos is a distributary of the Niger River, it flows for 57 kilometres (35 mi), ending at the Bight of Benin of the Gulf of Guinea where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.[2][3] Chevron, a major US oil company, has its main Nigerian oil production facility at the mouth of the Escravos River.[4] This oil terminal pumps approximately.[5]
The Escravos is linked by a maze of interconnected waterways to the Forcados, Warri, Benin, and Ethiope rivers.[6]
The Nigerian Ports Authority (N.P.A.) granted dredging of Escravos River primarily to expand the waterways so as to make way for bigger vessals which will eventually boost the economic activity of the region and benefit the country at large.[7]
References
- ^ https://www.britannica.com/place/Escravos-River
- ^ THE HYDRODYNAMIC FLUXES OF THE ESCRAVOS AND FORCADOS RIVERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSPORT AND CIRCULATION PATTERNS OFF THE WESTERN NIGER DELTA Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, BY IBITOLA MAYOWA PHILIPS, NOVEMBER 2009
- ^ The Escravos Bar Project, By Reuben K. Udo, Geographical Regions of Nigeria, Page 60
- ^ Delta communities decry fresh oil spills from NNPC trunkline Archived 2017-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, 2016/10/13, SweetCrudeReports, ...An oil spill had occurred in these same communities on August 17, this year from a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,...Gama-Zion community and into the Escravos River...
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Study-area-Escravos-River-and-Chanomi-Creek_fig1_360062222
- ^ Nigeria, Guardian (2018-11-01). "Dredging Escravos channel to boost Nigeria's economy". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Ganic, Eldin (2022-05-11). "Escravos dredging contract awarded". Dredging Today. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
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