Ndongo Coast

Off southern Gabon, the Atlantic meets a low coast of beaches, lagoons and forest. Near Setté Cama, a narrow strip of land separates the Ndogo lagoon from the sea; farther south, Mayumba stands between the ocean and the Banio lagoon. Rivers cross the coastal plain to enter these sheltered waters. In the early Atlantic era, the coast south of Cape Sainte-Catherine lay within the wider sphere of the kingdom of Loango, whose influence extended northward from the Congo coast.