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Gboto Destination Guide

Discover Gboto in Nigeria

Gboto in the region of Rivers is a town located in Nigeria - some 319 mi or ( 513 km ) South of Abuja , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Gboto

Local time in Gboto is now 08:05 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Douala, Malabo, Umuahia, Tumbikuku, and Port Harcourt. When in this area, you might want to check out Douala . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gboto ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Boat to Bonny Island, Niger Delta

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Boat to Bonny Island, NIger Delta ..

Bonny Island boat - villages and flaring

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Boat trip to Bonny Island, Niger Delta. Note flaring from petro plants ..


The OTOBO Display

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This is the cultural Display of the Otobo masquerade by the Allison Major House in Grand Bonny Island,Rivers State in Nigeria. For all the Love Cultural Display,Thanks. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Bonny Island

Bonny Island is situated at the southern edge of Rivers State in the Niger Delta of Nigeria near Port Harcourt. In the early 1990s the Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with 3 international partners, Shell Gas BV. , CLEAG Limited [ELF ELF] and AGIP International BV. started the multi-billion dollar project Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Limited. Due to its strategic position, the island hosts various oil companies including Royal Dutch Shell, Mobil, Chevron, Agip, and Elf.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.45 7.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Islands of Nigeria, Rivers State

Bonny, Nigeria

Bonny (or Ibani/Ubani) is a town and a Local Government Area in Rivers State in southeast Nigeria, on the Bight of Biafra. It was also the capital of the Kingdom of Bonny. Traditionally (especially between the 15th and 19th centuries) it was a major trading post of the eastern delta. The natives speak an Igbo dialect called bonny Igbo which played a huge role during the Christian evangelization of Igboland. The first Igbo bible was translated using the bonny Igbo dialect.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.43 7.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Local Government Areas in Rivers State, Oil fields of Nigeria, Populated coastal places in Nigeria, Populated places in Rivers State

Nkoroo

Nkoroo is a town in the Bonny territory of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the home of the Nkoroo people and the Nkoroo language.

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Located at 4.54 7.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rivers State

Bonny River

Bonny River is a river in Rivers State, Nigeria. Water taxis which move along the river provide the connection between Bonny Island and Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, which lies alongside the river.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.38 7.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Bonny River, Rivers of Nigeria

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