Beninese rivers, found on the map

Follow eight rivers from the Ouémé and Mono to the Niger and Pendjari. Mapped reaches may have gaps.

8 to find, 8 a run.

One round, and 6 of 8 passes the whole map.

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8 rivers · one map

What the map tells you about each one

The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.

Alibori River: The Alibori flows north through the department of the same name. The map shows available named OpenStreetMap reaches in Benin; gaps and cross-border sections may be missing.
Couffo River: The Couffo is also spelled Kouffo. The map shows available named OpenStreetMap reaches in Benin; gaps and cross-border sections may be missing.
Mékrou River: The Mékrou joins the Niger in the W protected landscape. The map shows available named OpenStreetMap reaches in Benin; gaps and cross-border sections may be missing.
Mono River: The Mono flows south toward the Atlantic. The map shows available named OpenStreetMap reaches in Benin; gaps and cross-border sections may be missing.
Niger River: The Niger forms part of the border between Benin and Niger. The map shows available named OpenStreetMap reaches in Benin; gaps and cross-border sections may be missing.
Okpara River: The Okpara is a tributary of the Ouémé. The map shows available named OpenStreetMap reaches in Benin; gaps and cross-border sections may be missing.
Ouémé River: The Ouémé drains much of central and southern Benin. The map shows available named OpenStreetMap reaches in Benin; gaps and cross-border sections may be missing.
Pendjari River: The Pendjari continues as the Oti toward Ghana. The map shows available named OpenStreetMap reaches in Benin; gaps and cross-border sections may be missing.

Now find all 8 on the map

How this one works

How many rivers are on the map?

8. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.

What is a round?

A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. One round covers the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Benin page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.

Can I start the map over?

Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 8 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Benin keep their progress.

Do I need an account?

No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.

What happens when I get one wrong?

The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.

The other maps of Benin

Departments of Benin12 to find Cities and towns of Benin18 to find

The same map for other countries

North America

Oceania

South America

All of Benin’s maps together on the Benin atlas page, the country itself on the Benin guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.