Corisco Island & Elobey Islands

Corisco, or Mandj, is a small island of Equatorial Guinea, located 29 km southwest of the Rio Muni estuary that defines the border with Gabon. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant The Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( República de Guinea Ecuatorial,) is a country in Central Africa. Río Muni (called Mbini in Fang) is the Continental Region of Equatorial Guinea, and comprises the mainland geographical region covering Gabon (gəˈbɒn or /gaˈbõ/ in French) is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic Corisco, whose name derives from the Portuguese word for lightning, has an area of just 14 km², and its highest point is 35 meters above the sea. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.

Originally settled by the Benga people, Corisco was acquired by Spain in 1843, as a result of an arrangement made by J. J. Lerena y Barry with Benga king Bonkoro I. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Juan José Lerena y Barry (1796—1863 was a Spanish naval captain who attempted to establish Spanish control over the Gulf of Guinea during the mid-nineteenth century Bonkoro I died in 1846 and was succeeded by his son Bonkoro II, but due to rivalries on the island, Bonkoro II moved to Sao Tome, and Munga I ruled in Corisco 1848 to 1858, his son Munga II taking over, and meeting the explorer Iradier in the 1870s. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display São Tomé ( Population 56166 in 2005) is the Capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe and is by far that nation's largest town Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

In general the Spanish paid little attention to Corisco. In the early part of the 20th century it was part of the administration of Elobey, Annobon, and Corisco, and postage stamps were issued under that name. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Elobey Annobón and Corisco was a colonial administration of Spanish Africa consisting of the small islands of Elobey, Annobón, and Corisco A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services It became an integral part of Equatorial Guinea upon independence.

Corisco and the surrounding waters of Corisco Bay have become of interest in recent years for their oil prospects. An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is A consortium of Elf Aquitaine and Petrogab began prospecting in 1981. Elf Aquitaine was a French Oil company which merged with TotalFina to form TotalFinaElf. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The area is disputed with Gabon because of the perceived value of the oil. Gabon (gəˈbɒn or /gaˈbõ/ in French) is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic In February 2003, Gabonese Defence Minister Ali Bongo visited the islands and re-stated Gabon's claim to them. Ali Bongo (born as William Wallace in India 1929 is a British Comedy magician who has an act in which he is known as the "Shriek of Araby" ^[1]

References

• Max Liniger-Goumaz, Small is not always beautiful: The Story of Equatorial Guinea (1989, ISBN 0-389-20861-2) p. 7, et al