World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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Ansongo

Tessalit

Assamakka

Gouré

Nguigmi

Sunyani

Mopti

Tombouctou

Fada-

Ngourma

Kandi

Nsawam

Ogbomosho

Ibadan

Lagos

Kano

Oyo

Ede

Ilorin

Sokoto

Sapele

Benin

City

Gusau

Onitsha

Port Harcourt

Maradi

Aba

Kaduna

Enugu

Katsina

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Calabar

Zinder

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Maiduguri

Kumasi

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ACCRA

NIAMEY

OUAGADOUGOU

LOMÉPORTO-

NOVO

The Niger River begins in Guinea just 150 miles

(240 km) from the Atlantic coast but then heads

inland on a 3000-mile (4100-km) journey

before finally reaching the Gulf of Guinea some

1200 miles (2000 km) to the east.

Lake Volta is one of the largest man-made

lakes in the world, covering 3283 sq miles

(8502 sq km), or 3.6% of Ghana’s area.