| 词条 | Gberefu Island |
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| name = Gberefu Island | image_name = POINT OF NO RETURN, Slave Trade route, Badagry, Lagos.tif | image_caption = The two poles slightly slanted towards each other | map = Nigeria | coordinates = {{coord|6.417|N|2.883|E|region:NG_type:isle|display=inline}} | native_name = Gberefu | native_name_link = Yoruba language | nickname = | location = Close to Atlantic Ocean | archipelago = | area_km2 = | area_footnotes = | length_km = | length_footnotes = | width_km = | width_footnotes = | coastline_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | elevation_footnotes = | country = {{flag|Nigeria}} | country_admin_divisions_title = State | country_admin_divisions = Lagos State | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Local government area | country_admin_divisions_1 = Badagry | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = | country_admin_divisions_2 = | country_capital_city = | country_largest_city = | country_largest_city_population = | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | population = | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = {{flat list |
}} | additional_info =Gberefu Island was opened as a slave port in 1473. }}Gberefu Island also known as Point of No Return is a populated historical island located in Badagry, a town and local government area of Lagos State, South-Western Nigeria.[1] Symbolized by two poles slightly slanted towards each other and facing the Atlantic Ocean, the island was a major slave port after it was opened in 1473 during the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade era.[2] According to Nigerian historians, as many as 10,000 slaves were believed to have been shipped to the Americas between 1518 and 1880 from the island.[3] PeopleGberefu Island is headed by a chief and it is also made up of ten communities including Daloko, Hungbo, Fowler, Gbogbobawa, Sukena, Hausa, Gbaragada, Konfidame, Yovoyan and Ilaje most of which are farmers and fishermen.[4][5] The Ilajes, Eguns and some Ghanians form the three major tribes occupying the island.[4] TourismSince Gberefu Island is an historic site, it has attracted several tourists around the world thereby increasing its notability.[6] According to a 2015 statistics released on The Guardian, a total number of 3,634 people visited the island in 6 months.[7] Bibliography
References{{portal|Lagos|Geography}}1. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/157295-badagry-slave-route-faces-environmental-degradation.html | title=Badagry Slave Route faces environmental degradation | work=Premium Times | author=Abiose Adelaja | date=30 August 2014 | accessdate=12 August 2015}} {{Lagos|state=collapsed}}2. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/gberefu-echoes-of-slaves-footsteps/ | title=Gberefu: Echoes of slaves’ footsteps | work=The Nation | date=30 August 2014 | accessdate=12 August 2015}} 3. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.news24.com/Africa/Features/Black-Americans-face-slave-legacy-in-Nigeria-20010530 | title=Black Americans face slave legacy in Nigeria | publisher=News24 | date=30 May 2001 | accessdate=12 August 2015}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.newtelegraphonline.com/gberefu-the-island-by-the-point-of-no-return/ |title=Gberefu, the Island by ‘The Point of No Return’ |work=New Telegraph |author=Jeremiah Madaki |date=7 July 2014 |accessdate=12 August 2015 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 5. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2011/06/07/upgrade-our-ruler-community-pleads-with-fashola/ | title=Upgrade Our Ruler, Community Pleads With Fashola | work=P.M. News | date=7 June 2011 | accessdate=12 August 2015}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/badagry-beach-and-beyond-the-point-of-return-/122062/ |title=Badagry Beach…And Beyond the ‘Point of Return’ |work=Thisday |author=Ada Igboanugo |date=11 August 2002 |accessdate=12 August 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913010137/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/badagry-beach-and-beyond-the-point-of-return-/122062/ |archivedate=13 September 2015 |df= }} 7. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/07/3634-tourists-visit-point-of-no-return-island-in-6-months-official/ | title=3,634 tourists visit Point-of-No-Return Island in 6 months — Official | work=The Guardian | author=News Agency of Nigeria | date=6 July 2015 | accessdate=12 August 2015}} 8 : Populated places in Lagos State|History of Lagos|Historic districts|African slave trade|Tourist attractions in Lagos|History of the Atlantic Ocean|Islands of Lagos|Islands of Yorubaland |
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