Which river flows southward through Cross River State to empty into the Gulf of Guinea via a vast estuary at Calabar?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. the Cross River
- Step 1: Known natively as the Oyono, the Cross River rises in the highlands of Cameroon and flows through southeastern Nigeria. Step 2. It enters the Atlantic Ocean through an expansive navigable estuary alongside Calabar port. Answer: the Cross River. Why not the others: Imo River drains into the ocean at the Imo Estuary; Forcados is a western Niger delta branch; Qua Iboe empties at Ibeno in Akwa Ibom.
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