The Bight of Benin is a bay on the western African coast that extends eastward for about 400 miles (640 km) from Cape St. Paul to the Nun outlet of the Niger River. To the east it is continued by the Bight Of Bonny (formerly Bight of Biafra). The bight is part of the Gulf of Guinea. In geography, a bight is a bend or curve in the coastline. ... Map of Niger river. ... The Bight of Bonny (formerly Bight of Biafra) is a bight off the African coast in the Gulf of Guinea. ... The Gulf of Guinea is the part of the Atlantic southwest of Africa. ...

The Bight of Benin is known for its fearsome tides and has a long association with slavery. An old rhyme says Beware, beware the Bight of the crdddhgfvgjof Benin, for few come out though many go in. Another version goes Beware beware, the Bight of Benin: one comes out, where fifty went in! This is said to be a slavery jingle about the risk of disease. Jump to: navigation, search The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ...

The author Philip McCutchan has written a book titled Beware, beware the Bight of Benin.

On December 25, 2003, UTA Flight 141 crashed in the Bight. Jump to: navigation, search December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UTA Flight 141 was a charter flight operated by Union des Transports Aériens de Guinée. ...