Bamenda mountains
| Bamenda mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | Neshele ( 2621 m ) | |
| location | Sud-Ouest , Cameroon | |
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| Coordinates | 5 ° 55 ' N , 10 ° 15' E | |
| surface | 600 km² | |
The Bamenda Mountains are located in the Cameroonian province of North- East, about 15 km southeast of the provincial capital Bamenda . They form their own volcanic complex in the northeastern extension of the Bambouto massif , which reaches its greatest height on the 2621 meter high Neshele . Its summit area is dominated by two volcanic craters , in whose lower crater is Lake Bambili . The volcanic massif covers an area of approx. 600 km² in the Bamenda highlands and is the fourth highest volcanic complex on the Cameroon line and the sixth highest point in Cameroon .
On the southwest and southeast flanks of the massif are the Santa Mbu (6 × 4 km) and Lefo caldera (4 × 3 km), the crater bottom of which sinks to 550 and 400 meters above sea level, respectively. The massif consists mainly of basalts , trachytes , ignimbrites , rhyolites and phonolites , these are built up in layers of different thicknesses and lie over a bedrock consisting of gneiss and granite . The age of the volcanic rock types could be dated to 27.40 to 18.98 million years by means of radiometric investigations.
The climate in the Bamenda Mountains is called tropical humid, with a main rainy season between March and October. It reaches its peak with the arrival of the West African monsoons from June. From November to February, the massif is influenced by the north-east trade wind , which is called Alizé in the region. Temperatures vary between 21 and 24 ° C all year round.
Individual evidence
- ↑ M. Gountié Dedzo, E. Njonfang, A. Nono, P. Kamgang, G. Zangmo Tefogoum, A. Kagou Dongmo, DG Nkouathio: Dynamic and evolution of the Mounts Bamboutos and Bamenda calderas by study of ignimbritic deposits (West-Cameroon , Cameroon Line) ( Memento of the original from May 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Syllabus Review , Sci. Ser. 3/2012, pp. 11–23 (English) (PDF file; 1.4 MB).
- ↑ Neshele on Peakery ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Curt J. Stager & Rebecca Anfang-Sutter: Preliminary evidence of environmental changes at Lake Bambili (Cameroon, West Africa) since 24,000 BP (English) Journal of Paleolimnology, Volume 22 Springer Journals, October 1999
- ↑ Chimène Assi-Kaudjhis: Vegetation Evolution in the Mountains of Cameroon During the Last 20 000 Years: Pollen Analysis of Lake Bambili Sediments (PDF document) (English) Université de Versailles Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines France
