Mount Manengouba

Mount Manengouba
Highest point
Elevation2,396 m (7,861 ft)
Prominence1,433 m (4,701 ft)
ListingRibu
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 within Cameroon
LocationCameroon
Parent rangeCameroon line
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Shield volcano, stratovolcano

Mount Muanenguba (also spelled Manenguba or Mwanenguba) is a volcano in the Southwest Province of Cameroon. 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.

Geology

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

References

  1. ↑ "World Ribus – West Africa Mountains". World Ribus. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  2. ↑ "Manengouba". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  3. ↑ "Oasis TV". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Manengouba". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-09-11.