CAMEROON, MOUNT


Meaning of CAMEROON, MOUNT in English

Volcanic massif, Cameroon.

Rising to 13,353 ft (4,070 m), it is the highest peak in West Africa. Extending 14 mi (23 km) inland from the Gulf of Guinea , it is the westernmost extension of a series of mountains that form a natural boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria. Richard Burton climbed its summit in 1861. The volcano last erupted in 1959.

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