Adafienu is a coastal community located in the
Volta Region
Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi- ...
of
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
near
Denu. Citizens of Adefienu are noted for fishing in the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...
, in May 2007 the fishermen caught a large fish measuring 4.2 metres long, 1.2 metres wide a meter high.
Notable people
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Seth Anthony
Major Seth Kobla Anthony, MBE (15 June 1915 – 20 November 2008) was a Ghanaian soldier and diplomat. He was the first black African-born soldier to be commissioned as an officer in the British Army.
Early life and education
Seth Anthony was ...
References
Populated places in the Volta Region
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