Mount Manengouba

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Mount Manengouba
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Highest point
Elevation 2,411 m (7,910 ft)
Coordinates 5°01′48″N9°49′48″E / 5.03000°N 9.83000°E / 5.03000; 9.83000
Geography
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Mount Manengouba
Location in Cameroon
Location Cameroon
Parent range Cameroon line

Mount Muanenguba (also spelled Manenguba or Mwanenguba) is a volcano in the Southwest Province of Cameroon. [1] 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. [2]

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References

  1. "Manengouba". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  2. "Oasis TV". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.