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Guinea, Gulf of[gin´E] Pronunciation Key, large open arm of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the great bend of the coast of W Africa. It extends from the western coast of COte d'Ivoire to the Gabon estuary and is bounded on the south by the equator. The bights of Benin and Biafra belong to the gulf. The exploitation of major offshore oil deposits began in the late 1990s. There are also metal ore deposits. Islands in the gulf include Bioko (formerly Fernando Po), SAo TomE, and Principe.
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