geo.wikisort.org - MountainsThe Sankwala Mountains are a mountain range in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State in Nigeria. The Sankwala Mountains lie southeast of the town of Obudu, north of the Okwangwo section of Cross River National Park.
The mountains attain an average elevation of about 1,800 metres (5,906 ft) above sea level.[1]
Sankwala Mountains |
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Location of the Sankwala Mountains in Nigeria (on the border with Cameroon)
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Elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
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Coordinates | 6°32′N 9°16′E |
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Location | Nigeria |
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Climate
The Sankwala Mountains have a cool climate. This has attracted tourists to the mountains in recent years to the Obudu Plateau on the Sankwala Mountains.[2]
Tourist activities
The Sankwala Mountains record a high number of tourist activities every year. This has led to the development of the Obudu Mountain Resort on one of the ridges of the mountains, known as the Oshie Ridge.[3]
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Major African geological formations |
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Plates |
- Major plates: African Plate
- Minor plates: Somali Plate
- Microplates: Lwandle Plate
- Madagascar Plate
- Rovuma Plate
- Seychelles Plate
- Victoria Microplate
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Cratons and shields |
- Arabian-Nubian Shield
- Congo Craton
- Kaapvaal Craton
- Kalahari Craton
- Saharan Metacraton
- Tanzania Craton
- Tuareg Shield
- West African Craton
- Zimbabwe Craton
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Shear zones |
- Aswa Dislocation
- Broodkop Shear Zone
- Central African Shear Zone
- Chuan Shear Zones
- Foumban Shear Zone
- Kandi Fault Zone
- Mwembeshi Shear Zone
- Todi Shear Zone
- Western Meseta Shear Zone
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Orogens |
- Alpine Orogen
- Cape Fold Belt
- Damara Orogen
- East African Orogen
- Eburnean Orogen
- Gondwanide Orogen
- Kibaran Orogen
- Kuunga Orogen
- Mauritanide Belt
- Pan-African orogens
- Terra Australis Orogen
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Rifts |
- Afar Triangle
- Anza trough
- Bahr el Arab rift
- Benue Trough
- Blue Nile rift
- East African Rift
- Gulf of Suez Rift
- Lamu Embayment
- Melut Basin
- Muglad Basin
- Red Sea Rift
- Sangha Aulacogen
- Atbara rift
- Urema Valley
- West and Central African Rift System
- White Nile rift
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Sedimentary basins |
- Angola Basin
- Aoukar
- Blue Nile Basin
- Chad Basin
- Congo Basin
- Douala Basin
- El Djouf
- Karoo Basin
- Gabon Basin
- Iullemmeden Basin
- Kufra Basin
- Murzuq Basin
- Niger Delta Basin
- Ogaden Basin
- Orange River Basin
- Ouled Abdoun Basin
- Owambo Basin
- Reggane Basin
- Rio del Rey Basin
- Sirte Basin
- Somali Coastal Basin
- Taoudeni Basin
- Tanzania Coastal Basin
- Tindouf Basin
- Turkana Basin
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Mountain ranges | |
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Inselbergs (aka koppie) | |
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На других языках
- [en] Sankwala Mountains
[it] Monti Sankwala
I Monti Sankwala sono una catena montuosa situata nella Local government area di Obanliku, nello Stato di Cross River in Nigeria.
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