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The Bambouto massif or Bamboutos Mountains is a group of volcanoes based on a swell in the Cameroon Volcanic Line, located in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon, merging in the north with the Oku Volcanic Field.[1]

Geology

The large volcanic complex extends in a NE-SW direction for over 50 km, with the highest peaks rising to 2,679 m around the rim of a caldera with diameter 10 km. Lava dating gives ages from 23 to 6 million years ago, with a lower basaltic series and an upper series of trachytes, trachyphonolites and phonolites.[2]

Environment

The upper part of the massif above 2,000 m has a cool and cloudy climate with 2,510 mm of rainfall annually. Soils are acidic, low in phosphates and relatively infertile.[3] Due to population pressure, farming is carried out on the steep slopes, leading to erosion and further loss of fertility.[4] Cattle are also grazed on the upper slopes where foodcrop cultivation is uneconomical.

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References

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[de] Bambouto-Massiv

Das Bambouto-Massiv, auch Bamboutos-Massiv oder Bamboutogebirge genannt, liegt im Südwesten des Bamenda-Hochlandes, an der Grenze der Provinzen Ouest und Sud-Ouest in Kamerun. Südwestlich des Bambouto-Massivs liegen die Vulkane Kupe (ca. 70 km), Manengouba (ca. 40 km) und der Kamerunberg (ca. 160 km).

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- [en] Bambouto massif

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[fr] Monts Bamboutos

Les monts Bamboutos sont un groupe de volcans basés sur une vague de la ligne volcanique du Cameroun. Avec 2 740 m, le mont Bamboutos est le troisième plus haut sommet du Cameroun après le mont Cameroun et le mont Oku.

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[it] Monti Bambouto

I Monti Bambouto o Massiccio del Bambouto, sono un gruppo di vulcani che fanno parte della linea vulcanica del Camerun. Sono situati nell'Altopiano occidentale del Camerun e a nord si fondono con il Massiccio dell'Oku.[1]

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