Designations
Official nameReserva Natural del Estuario del Muni
Designated2 June 2003
Reference no.1311[1]
Muni estuary

The Muni (French: Rivière Muni, Spanish: Río Muni) is an estuary of several rivers of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.[2][3] Part of its length form part of the border with Gabon. It is from this estuary that the former name for this part of Equatorial Guinea, Río Muni was taken.

Hydrology

The estuary is fed in the north by the Congue and the Mandyani River and from the east by the Mitong, the Mven and the Timboni River (Mitimele, Utamboni).

References

  1. "Reserva Natural del Estuario del Muni". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. Equatorial Guinea.Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
  3. A directory of African wetlands By R. H. Hughes, J. S. Hughes, p. 501 (on Google Books: )

1°1′10″N 9°35′20″E / 1.01944°N 9.58889°E / 1.01944; 9.58889


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