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{{Short description|Estuary in Cameroon}} |
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| designation1_number = 1908<ref name="RSIS">{{Cite web|title=Estuaire du Rio Del Rey|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1908|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref>}} |
| designation1_number = 1908<ref name="RSIS">{{Cite web|title=Estuaire du Rio Del Rey|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1908|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref>}} |
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[[File:Cross River Estuary̞ OSM.png|thumb|330px|Rio Del Rey estuary (right)]] |
[[File:Cross River Estuary̞ OSM.png|thumb|330px|Rio Del Rey estuary (right)]] |
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The '''Rio del Rey''' (also called Rio del Ray) is a |
The '''Rio del Rey''' (also called Rio del Ray) is an [[estuary]] of a [[drainage basin]] in [[West Africa]] in [[Cameroon]]. It is located in the eastern area of the [[Niger River]] system.<ref name="Selley">[https://books.google.com/books?id=KaxnNYz2g6EC&pg=PA173 African Basins<!-- Bot generated title -->]. pp. 173-176</ref> The [[Cameroon line|Cameroon volcanic line]] separates Rio Del Rey from the Douala basin.<ref name="Selley"/> Rio del Rey has been described as an estuary in which "the two rivers N'dian and Massake flow out".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=M-pff9qPNUQC&pg=PA127 Swedish Ventures in Cameroon, 1833-1923: Trade and Travel, People and Politics - Knut Knutson<!-- Bot generated title -->]. pp. 127-133.</ref> The mouth is close to the [[Cameroon–Nigeria border|border]] with [[Nigeria]] and has connections to the [[Cross River (Nigeria)|Cross River]] estuary from which it is separated by the [[Bakassi]] peninsula. The Rio del Rey estuary has been designated as a [[Ramsar site]] since 2010.<ref name="RSIS"/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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[[Category:Rivers of Cameroon]] |
[[Category:Rivers of Cameroon]] |
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[[Category:Ramsar sites in Cameroon]] |
[[Category:Ramsar sites in Cameroon]] |
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[[Category:Southwest Region (Cameroon)]] |
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{{Cameroon-river-stub}} |
{{Cameroon-river-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 15 July 2023
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| Official name | Estuaire du Rio Del Rey |
| Designated | 20 May 2010 |
| Reference no. | 1908[1] |
The Rio del Rey (also called Rio del Ray) is an estuary of a drainage basin in West Africa in Cameroon. It is located in the eastern area of the Niger River system.[2] The Cameroon volcanic line separates Rio Del Rey from the Douala basin.[2] Rio del Rey has been described as an estuary in which "the two rivers N'dian and Massake flow out".[3] The mouth is close to the border with Nigeria and has connections to the Cross River estuary from which it is separated by the Bakassi peninsula. The Rio del Rey estuary has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2010.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Estuaire du Rio Del Rey". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b African Basins. pp. 173-176
- ^ Swedish Ventures in Cameroon, 1833-1923: Trade and Travel, People and Politics - Knut Knutson. pp. 127-133.