Niflheim

In Norse Mythology, region of cold and eternal night; governed by Hela, and consisting of 9 worlds. flows n.e. to the borders of Sahara, then turns s.e., and finally Niger. River of n. Africa. Rises in the Kong Mountains, s., emptying into the Gulf of Guinea. Length ab. 2,500 m. territories with the exception of the Niger Coast Protectorate. Niger Territories. British po e ions in W. Africa, all IMG:content-1565.png:[blocks in formation] The governing power is mainly vested in the Royal Niger Co., to which a charter was granted 1886. Area ab. 500,000 sq. m. Pop. ab. 30,000,000.