Gulf of Guinea

1°0′N 4°0′E / 1.000°N 4.000°E / 1.000; 4.000

The Gulf of Guinea is off West Africa. It is in the northeast of the tropical Atlantic Ocean.

The Gulf is between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is in the Gulf.

Among the many rivers that drain into the Gulf of Guinea are the Niger and the Volta. The coastline on the gulf includes the Bight of Benin and the Bight of Bonny.