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Mount Manengouba

Coordinates: 5°01′48″N 9°49′48″E / 5.03000°N 9.83000°E / 5.03000; 9.83000
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Mount Manengouba
Highest point
Elevation2,411 m (7,910 ft)
Coordinates5°01′48″N 9°49′48″E / 5.03000°N 9.83000°E / 5.03000; 9.83000
Geography
Mount Manengouba is located in Cameroon
Mount Manengouba
Mount Manengouba
Location in Cameroon
LocationCameroon
Parent rangeCameroon line
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeShield volcano, stratovolcano

Mount Muanenguba (also spelled Manenguba or Mwanenguba) is a volcano in the Southwest Province of Cameroon.[1] The Manenguba shrew and endemic vegetal species are native to the mountain. The area is featured in the documentary The Mists of Mwanenguba with botanist Martin Cheek.[2]

Geology

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The volcano is a Pleistocene shield volcano. It is topped by the Eboga stratovolcano.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Manengouba". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  2. ^ "Oasis TV". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Manengouba". Smithsonian Institute | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
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