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]
Designations | |
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Official name | Estuaire du Rio Del Rey |
Designated | 20 May 2010 |
Reference no. | 1908[1] |
See also
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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.