Escravos River

The Escravos River is a river in southern Nigeria. "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. 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. Chevron, a major US oil company, has its main Nigerian oil production facility at the mouth of the Escravos River. This oil terminal pumps approximately 460,000 bbl/d (73,000 m³/d).

Coordinates: 5°35′N 5°10′E / 5.583°N 5.167°E / 5.583; 5.167

Niger River

Countries	Guinea Mali Niger Benin Nigeria

Sections	Source of the Niger Middle Niger Inner Niger Delta Lower Niger Niger Delta

Tributaries (list) and distributaries	Tinkisso River Sankarani River Milo River Bani River Mekrou River Alibori River Sola River Sokoto River Sota River Kaduna River Benue River Anambra River Forçados River Nun River Brass River

Cities	Siguiri Bamako Segou Mopti Timbuktu Gao Niamey Lokoja Onitsha

Lakes	Kainji Lake Lac Debo

Dams and bridges	King Fahd Bridge Martyrs Bridge Markala Dam Gao Bridge Kennedy Bridge Kainji Dam River Niger Bridge (Onitsha)

Protected Areas	Niger Basin Authority National Park of Upper Niger W National Park Kainji National Park

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