What are the major ports in Africa?

Question 1: What are the famous ports in Africa? 1 Dar es Salaam

Swahili means "port of peace". The capital of Tanzania, the largest city and port, the country's political, economic and cultural center, an important port in East Africa, and the capital of Dar es Salaam District, the city is green all year round, has a beautiful environment, and is dotted with relatively well-preserved Western-style and ** * Style ancient building. It is a city along the Maritime "Silk Road". It is also the only African city that the Beijing Olympics torch relay passes through.

2 Mombasa

The second largest city in Kenya and the capital of Maritime Province. Located on the southeast coast, facing the Indian Ocean. The city center is located on the island of Mombasa, connected to the mainland by causeways and railway bridges. The population is approximately 440,000. It was an important commercial port in ancient times and was built by the Japanese in the 11th century. From 1895 to 1907, it was the colonial capital of British East Africa. It is now an important industrial and commercial center in the country, and its port is the largest seaport on the east coast of Africa.

3 Durban

It is located on the northern shore of Durban Bay on the eastern coast of South Africa, bordering the southwest side of the Indian Ocean. Also known as Port Natal, it is the largest container port in South Africa. It is the third largest city in the country.

4 Elizabeth

Located on the southwest coast of Algoa Bay on the southeast coast of South Africa, on the southwest side of the Indian Ocean, it is one of the main ports in South Africa.

5 East London

A port city in the Cape Province of South Africa. At the mouth of the Buffalo River in the southeast, on the edge of the Indian Ocean.

6 Cape Town

Cape Town is the second largest city and important port in South Africa, the seat of the legislature, and the capital of Cape Town Province. Cape Town is located at the southwestern tip of South Africa, facing the Table Bay of the Atlantic Ocean and 52 kilometers south of the Cape of Good Hope. It is at the intersection of important international routes.

7 Lagos

The old capital of Nigeria’s federal government, it was moved to the inland city of Abuja in December 1991. Its location is at the southwest end of Nigeria, on the edge of Gulf of Guinea.

Lagos is a port city mainly composed of islands, consisting of Lagos Island, Ikoyi Island, Victoria Island and the mainland at the mouth of the Ogun River, with an area of ??approximately 43 Square kilometers, the city has a population of 4 million, of which the urban population is 1.44 million.

8 Cotonou

Benin's largest city and port. On the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the southeast of the country and 35 kilometers northeast from the capital Porto Novo, it is its outer port.

9 Rwanda

Located on the southeast coast of Bengo Bay in the north of the west coast of Angola, on the east side of the Atlantic Ocean, it is the largest seaport in Angola and one of the main ports in West Africa.

10 Tema

A port city in southeastern Ghana. It is on the Gulf of Guinea. It is 27 kilometers east of Accra and belongs to the Capital Territory. It has a population of 346,000 (1982). Akosombo ―One of the important centers of the Tema Dynamic Industrial Zone.

11 Lome

The capital and port of Togo. It is at the southwest end of the country, near the Gulf of Guinea and close to the border with Ghana.

12 Walvis Bay

Namibia’s main port city. In the Midwest, on the Atlantic Ocean. Population 27,000. A natural harbor. It mainly exports lead, zinc, copper and other concentrates from Chumeib. It is an important fishing port and has a developed fish processing industry.

13 Abidjan

The largest city and port in C?te d'Ivoire. Population 1.8 million (1985). National economic and cultural center and transportation hub, West African financial and trade center.

14 Matadi

The largest port city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Lower Zaire region. On the left bank of the lower reaches of the Congo River (Zaire River), about 135 kilometers from the mouth of the river, 10,000 tons Accessible by sea-going ships.

15 Dakar

The capital and largest port city of Senegal. It is located at the tip of the Cape Verde Peninsula, the westernmost part of the African continent, and borders the Atlantic Ocean. Its geographical location is important. When the Atlantic Ocean It is an important route hub and an important gateway in West Africa. It is an important stopover for ships traveling between Europe and South America, and southern Africa and North America.

16 Malabo

The capital of Equatorial Guinea, Bioko Norte Provincial capital. Located at the northern end of Bioko Island. The population is about 50,000. It is the largest import and export trade port in the country and has an international airport with good equipment.

17 Banjul

The capital and seaport of The Gambia, the smallest capital in Africa, is located on the east coast of St. Mary's Island at the mouth of the Gambia River.

18 Beira

The second largest city and port in Mozambique. In the central-eastern part, on the north bank of the Pengwe River estuary, close to the Mozambique Channel. The water channel is deep and can accommodate large sea vessels.

19 Douala

Cameroon’s largest city and port. In the southwest of the country, 24 kilometers upstream of the mouth of the Buri River.

20 Freetown

Literally translated as "Freedom City". It is located at the tip of the Sierra Leone Peninsula in western Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of ??68 square kilometers and has a population of about 500,000...> >

Question 2: What are the main ports on African routes? Africa is located southwest of Asia. It borders the Indian Ocean to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and faces Europe across the Mediterranean Sea to the north. The Suez Canal is customarily used as the boundary between Africa and Asia in the northeast corner. The mainland reaches Cape Halfon in the east (longitude 51°24' east, latitude 10°27' north), and Cape Agulhas (longitude 20°02' east, latitude 14°51' south) in the south. It reaches Cape Verde in the west (longitude 17 degrees 33 minutes west, latitude 34 degrees 45 minutes north), and Cape Gilan in the north (longitude 9 degrees 50 minutes east, latitude 37 degrees 21 minutes north). It covers an area of ??30.2 million square kilometers (including nearby islands). It accounts for approximately 20.2% of the world's total land area, making it the world's second largest continent after Asia. African routes are divided into East Africa, West Africa, South Africa and North Africa in the shipping industry.