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The Benito is a river in Equatorial Guinea. It is known locally as the Mbini River, and, at least as it flows in its westerly part through the Monte Alen National Park, as the Uoro River.[1] The river rises in Gabon and crosses into Equatorial Guinea where it divides the country roughly along the middle, running east to west. At the mouth to the Atlantic Ocean lies the town of Mbini, as well as large mangrove stands that extend 20 kilometres (12 mi) inland.[2] Only this 20 kilometres (12 mi) portion of the river is navigable. The river is used to float logs for forestry operations.[3] The cichlid genus Benitochromis takes the first part of its name from the Benito River.[4]

Benito (Mbini)
Location
CountriesEquatorial Guinea and Gabon
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Atlantic Ocean

References


  1. "Monte Alen National Park". Birdlife International. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. A directory of African wetlands By R. H. Hughes, J. S. Hughes, p. 499-501 (on Google Books: )
  3. The geography of modern Africa By William Adams Hance, p. 291 (on Google Books: )
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 November 2018.



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[de] Mbini (Fluss)

Der Mbini ist ein Küstenfluss in Äquatorialguinea und Gabun. Er ist der bedeutendste Fluss in Äquatorialguinea.
- [en] Benito River

[es] Río Mbini

El río Mbini (también conocido como Benito o Wele) es el principal río de la zona continental de Guinea Ecuatorial. Atraviesa la región de Río Muni de oriente a poniente. En su desembocadura en el Atlántico se encuentra la villa de Mbini. Nace en Gabón, en la provincia de Woleu-Ntem, donde recibe el nombre de Woleu, y posee unos 338 km de longitud.



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