Mount Manengouba

Mount Manengouba
Highest point
Elevation2,396 m (7,861 ft)[1]
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
Location in Cameroon
LocationCameroon
Parent rangeCameroon line
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Mountain type(s)Shield volcano, stratovolcano

Mount Muanenguba (also spelled Manenguba or Mwanenguba) is a volcano in the Southwest Province of Cameroon.[2] 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.[3]

Geology

The volcano is a Pleistocene shield volcano. It is topped by the Eboga stratovolcano.[4]

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.