Benito River Explained

Benito (Mbini)
Map:	Hydrology of Equatorial Guinea OSM.png
Mouth Location:	Atlantic Ocean
Subdivision Type1:	Countries
Subdivision Name1:	Equatorial Guinea and Gabon

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 inland.^[2] Only this 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monte Alen National Park. 1 May 2015. Birdlife International.
2. A directory of African wetlands By R. H. Hughes, J. S. Hughes, p. 499-501 (on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=VLjafeXa3gMC&dq=benito+river+equatorial+guinea&pg=PA500)
3. The geography of modern Africa By William Adams Hance, p. 291 (on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=zlBSDK4lNMgC&dq=benito%20river%20equatorial%20guinea&pg=PA291)
4. Web site: Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g) . 22 November 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 July 2018.