Mambilla plateau
| Mambilla plateau | ||
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| Highest peak | Chappal Waddi ( 2419 m ) | |
| location | Taraba , Nigeria | |
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| Coordinates | 7 ° 20 ' N , 11 ° 43' E | |
| surface | 9,389 km² | |
The Mambilla Plateau is a highland region in Taraba , Nigeria . This highland region is the northern continuation of the Bamenda highlands in Cameroon .
The Mambilla Plateau is on average at an altitude of about 1500 m above sea level, making it the highest plateau in Nigeria. Most of the villages can be found on hills above 1,800 meters .
Some mountains on the plateau are over 2000 meters high, including Nigeria's highest mountain at 2419 meters , the Chappal Waddi .
The Mambilla Plateau was formed on a complex basement. Above all, tertiary basalts and volcanic trachytes can be found on the plateau .
The Mambilla Plateau extends over a length of 96 km and is up to 40 km wide. It is bounded by a stratum that is over 900 meters high in some places. The area covers an area of over 9389 km². The highest mountain, Chappal Waddi, is on the southeast flank.
location
The Mambilla Plateau is located in the southeast of Taraba, in the Sardauna administrative region. In the south and east its slopes follow the Cameroonian border .
climate
Due to the high altitude of the plateau, there is a temperate climate. Daytime temperatures rarely exceed 25 ° C, making the plateau the coldest in Nigeria. Strong winds prevail during the day. The rainy season lasts from mid-March to the end of December and is characterized by frequent and heavy rains. The humid winds from the Atlantic rain down on the flanks of the plateau, which leads to significantly higher amounts of precipitation than in the neighboring lowlands.
topography
The Mambilla plateau is hilly with deep gorges . The plateau is almost completely covered with soil , granite only appears occasionally .
The plateau is cut by many streams and rivers, the Donga and the Taraba have their sources on the Mambilla plateau.
vegetation
Grassland dominates, apart from artificially planted forests there are hardly any trees. In the forests, the eucalyptus tree is predominant, it was planted because of its good adaptability to the difficult climatic conditions. The variety of green grasses on the plateau forms the basis for livestock farming.
Settlements
Settlements on the plateau are mostly small with a population of 100 to 5000 people with the exception of the town of Gembu . The latter houses the headquarters of the Sardauna Local Government Area . Other important settlements on the plateau are Dorofi, Nguroje, Ndaga Mayo, Wakili Buba, Maisamari, Hainare, Mbamnga, Mayo-Sollare, Kilatin, Labbare, Mayo-Tolore and Tamnya and Gembu.
Attractions
- The plateau is home to Nigeria and West Africa's only tea plantation located in the highlands.
- Nigeria's largest wildlife park, the Gashaka-Gumti National Park, is located on Chappal Waddi in the northern part of the plateau.
credentials
- ↑ a b Chapter IX. The Mambila , David Zeitlyn, University of Kent (English)
- ↑ Physical Map of Nigeria . Freeworldmaps.net. Retrieved June 18, 2011. (English)
- ↑ http://www.sciencepub.net/nature/0703/12_0629_ISHAKU_RECENT_ns.pdf (English)
- ↑ MAMBILLA PLATEAU - Nigeria Online Tourism Magazine . Goodlife.com.ng. Retrieved June 18, 2011. (English)
- ↑ Fidelis Mac Leva: Nigeria: Myths and Wonders of Mambilla Plateau , allafrica.com, May 20, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2011. (English)
- ↑ MAMBILLA PLATEAU - Nigeria Online Tourism Magazine . Goodlife.com.ng. Retrieved June 18, 2011. (English)
- ↑ Rendezvous: Mambilla Plateau: Taraba's unexploited treasure . Zainabokino.blogspot.com. September 16, 2010. Accessed April 9, 2011. (English)
- ↑ Anthropological Notes on the Mambila ( Memento of the original dated June 6, 2011 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. . Lucy.ukc.ac.uk. Retrieved April 9, 2011. (English)
- ^ The Gashaka Primate Project: Gashaka-Gumti National Park . Ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved April 9, 2011. (English)
