North Eastern Atlantic

The waters of the Bight of Bonny lie offshore from the many mouths of the Niger and Cross rivers. In the western delta, Itsekiri and Ijo traders exchanged captives and other goods with European ships entering the creeks. Farther east, Efik merchant houses at Old Calabar became important suppliers to the Atlantic slave trade. These ports were connected to inland markets by canoes, while the ocean carried their commerce towards the Americas.