Biu plateau
| Biu plateau | ||
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| Highest peak | Wiga Hill ( 817 m ) | |
| location | Africa :; Nigeria | |
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| Coordinates | 10 ° 33 ' N , 12 ° 8' E | |
| surface | 500 km² | |
The Biu Plateau , also called Bui Plateau , is a volcanic mountain range up to 817 m high in the southwest of the Nigerian state of Borno .
geography
The Biu plateau covers an area of 500 km² and is on average at an altitude of approx. 650 meters above sea level. It is a region in Nigeria whose climate is similar to that of the abdominal plateau . The plateau forms a watershed between the Niger Basin and the Chad Basin . Its highest peaks are the 817 meter high Wiga Hill and the 775 meter high Wade Hill.
Geologically, the Biu Plateau is one of a number of volcanic areas that extend along the Cameroon Line to North Africa. The volcanoes of the plateau had their main phase of activity in the Pliocene , although it is assumed that the phase of activity extended until 900,000 years ago. The largest tributaries of the Gongola , the Hawal and the Gungeru, arise from the Biu Plateau .
history
In the 19th century, the Biu Plateau was an important retreat for the non-Muslim population of northern Nigeria, who fled from the Fulbe and their leader Usman dan Fodio . Usman began in 1804 the Jihad of the Fulani in northern Nigeria, judging the Sokoto Caliphate one.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description of the plateau on onlinenigeria.com
- ↑ The Role of Continental Crust and Lithospheric Mantle in the Genesis of Cameroon Volcanic Line Lavas: Constraints from Isotopic Variations in Lavas and Megacrysts from the Biu and Jos Plateau Authors K. Rankenburg, JC Lassiter and G. Brey (English).
- ↑ Physical Settings of Gombe State in Nigeria online (English)