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BIGHT OF, a large bay on the W. coast of Africa, at the head of The principal the Gulf of Guinea, between Capes Formosa and Lopez. rivers flowing into it are the Niger, the New and Old Calabar rivers, the Rio del Rey, the Kamerun, and the Gaboon; its islands are Fernando Po (Spanish), and St. Thomas' and Prince's Islands (Portuguese). Opposite Fernando Po are the Kameruns. the Kameruns. noted winter resort in France; on the Bay of Biscay in the department of the Basses-Pyrénées; 4 miles S. W. of Bayonne. Pop. about 20,000.