Mount Cameroon
Craters from the 2000 eruptions
Elevation:	4,095 m (13,435 ft)
Location:	Southwest Province, Cameroon
Prominence:	3,961 m (12,995 ft)
Coordinates:	4°12′ N 9°11′ E
Type:	stratovolcano
Age of rock:	? yr
Last eruption:	2000
First ascent:	1861 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Easiest route:	scramble

Mount Cameroon (also known as Cameroon Mountain or Fako) is an active volcano in Cameroon, near the Gulf of Guinea and is part of a general area of volcanic activity the Cameroon Volcanic Line, which also includes Lake Nyos, the site of the 1986 Lake Nyos tragedy. The volcano last erupted on March 28, 1999 and May 28, 2000. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x667, 657 KB) Volcanic craters on Mount Cameroon. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Jump to: navigation, search In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... View of Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano. ... Jump to: navigation, search The geologic time scale is used by geologists and other scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth. ... Jump to: navigation, search A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the Earths interior made molten or liquid by extremely high temperatures along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of the... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Richard Burton, portrait by Frederic Leighton, National Portrait Gallery, London Sir Richard Francis Burton (March 19, 1821 – October 19, 1890), British consul, explorer, translator, writer and Orientalist known for his often-unprecedented exploits of travel and exploration as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Scrambling is a category of climbing that does not entail the use of any ropes on the ascent or descent. ... Jump to: navigation, search A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the Earths interior made molten or liquid by extremely high temperatures along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of the... The Gulf of Guinea is the part of the Atlantic southwest of Africa. ... Lake Nyos, Cameroon, silty after a limnic eruption. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Lake Nyos. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ...

Mt. Cameroon, one of Africa's largest volcanoes, rises to 4095 m above the coast of west Cameroon. The massive steep-sided volcano of dominantly basaltic-to-trachybasaltic composition forms a volcanic horst constructed above a basement of Precambrian metamorphic rocks covered with Cretaceous to Quaternary sediments. More than 100 small cinder cones, often fissure-controlled parallel to the long axis of the massive 1400 cu km volcano, occur on the flanks and surrounding lowlands. A large satellitic peak, Etinde (also known as Little Cameroon), is located on the southern flank near the coast. Historical activity, the most frequent of west African volcanoes, was first observed in the 5th century BC by the Carthaginian navigator Hannon. During historical time, moderate explosive and effusive eruptions have occurred from both summit and flank vents. A 1922 SW-flank eruption produced a lava flow that reached the Atlantic coast, and a lava flow from a 1999 south-flank eruption stopped only 200 m from the sea. // Etymology World map showing Africa (geographically) The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — land of the Afri (plural, or Afer singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day... // Etymology World map showing Africa (geographically) The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — land of the Afri (plural, or Afer singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day... Hanno is a name that can refer to the following entities: Hanno the elephant, Pope Leo Xs pet Hanno the Elder, Carthaginian general Hanno the Great, Carthaginian general Hanno the Navigator, Carthaginian explorer Hanno the Rab, Carthaginian politician Hanno von Sangerhausen, great master of the Teutonic Knights Hanno crater... Jump to: navigation, search 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

The peak can be reached by hikers, while the annual Mount Cameroon Race scales the peak in around 4½ hours. Many beautiful natural scenes are only accessible if one is willing to hike to get to them. ...

English explorer Mary Kingsley, one of the first Europeans to scale the mountain, recounts her expedition in her 1897 memoir Travels in West Africa. Mary Henrietta Kingsley (October 13, 1862 - June 3, 1900) was an English writer and explorer who greatly influenced European ideas about Africa and African people. ...

Sources

• Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3, (http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/)

External links

• Global Volcanism Program, Cameroon
• Mount Cameroon Research Foundation