Bonny River

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Bonny River is a river in Rivers State, Nigeria.{{cite web |url= http://www.nlng.com/NLNGnew/environment/EIA+For+NLNGPlus/Description+Of+The+Environment.htm |title= Description Of The Environment |accessdate= 2007-01-31 |publisher= Nigeria LNG Limited |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100310095049/http://www.nlng.com/NLNGnew/environment/EIA+For+NLNGPlus/Description+Of+The+Environment.htm |archive-date= 2010-03-10 |url-status= dead }} Water taxis that move along the river provide the connection between Bonny Island and Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, which lies alongside the river.{{Cite web |title=Bonny River {{!}} river, Nigeria {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Bonny-River |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}{{cite web |url= http://www.portharcourt.net/php/visitorinfo.php |title= Welcome to Port Harcourt |accessdate=2007-01-31 |work= AfricanCities.net|publisher=White Pages Limited }} It is also an arm of the Niger River delta.{{Cite web |title=Bonny River {{!}} river, Nigeria {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Bonny-River |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}} Shellfish{{cite journal | url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/njns/article/view/71721 | doi=10.4314/njns.v32i2.71721 | title=Mineral and Heavy Metal Contents of some Shellfish in Bonny River, Rivers State, Nigeria: Public Health Implication | date=2011 | last1=Oyewole | first1=OE | last2=Pepple | first2=MM | journal=Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences | volume=32 | issue=2 | url-access=subscription }} such as prawns, periwinkle and crabs found in Bonny rivers have been discovered to contain high metals.{{Cite journal |last1=Oyewole |first1=Oe |last2=Pepple |first2=Mm |date=2011-11-07 |title=Mineral and Heavy Metal Contents of some Shellfish in Bonny River, Rivers State, Nigeria: Public Health Implication |url=http://www.ajol.info/index.php/njns/article/view/71721 |journal=Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences |volume=32 |issue=2 |pages=71–78 |doi=10.4314/njns.v32i2.71721 |issn=0189-0913|url-access=subscription }} The major activities done in Bonny River is fishing and transportation of people and goods.{{Cn|date=September 2023}}

Industries in Bonny River

Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited {{Cite web |title=Locations |url=https://www.nigerialng.com/Pages/locations.aspx |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=www.nigerialng.com}}
Federal Light and Ocean Terminals (FLT & FOT)
Saipem Contracting Limited
Aveon Offshore Limited
International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO)

Climate

Bonny has a Tropical monsoon climate, the wet season is always warm, the dry season is hot and mostly cloudy sometimes, and it is oppressive year-round. During the year, the temperature typically varies from 70°F to 88°F and is rarely below 65°F or above 91°F.{{Cite web |title=Bonny Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/54974/Average-Weather-in-Bonny-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}

Pollution

It was reported in 2014, that Bonny River is being polluted by crude oil spillage.{{Cite web |last=Azubuike |first=Victor |date=2014-11-24 |title=Devastating crude oil spill hits Bonny, Rivers state |url=https://dailypost.ng/2014/11/24/devastating-crude-oil-spill-hits-bonny-rivers-state/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}

Bonny Island has been seen with natural contamination brought about by a gas blast that has particularly impacted the fauna and flora of the climate. This gaseous release has caused individuals to die while many are battling for survival in clinics; fish are killed, and soil surfaces are annihilated. This has particularly expanded the issues of poverty, demise, suffering, infection, and hunger of individuals.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

References

External links

[http://travel.webshots.com/album/45048090UmkZwQ Photos of Bonny River] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020165908/http://travel.webshots.com/album/45048090UmkZwQ |date=2012-10-20 }}

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Category:Rivers of Rivers State