The Gulf of Guinea is the northeastern most part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. In this Gulf, there happens the intersection of the Equator and the Prime Meridian (zero degree latitude and longitude).
Warm ocean currents raise the temperature in cold areas while the cold currents decrease the temperature in warm ocean areas.The Labrador current which is a cold current, lowers the temperature near the north-east coast of North America.
Ox bow lake is a U shaped lake formed when a meander of a river is cut off. This cut off meander creates a free standing water body called Ox bow lake. Resacas are ox bow lakes left by Rio Grande.