Fako

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Fako is an alternative name for Mount Cameroon, an active volcano and the highest mountain in West and Central Africa located in southwestern Cameroon.

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Fako canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
mountain
shielded volcanic massif
stratovolcano
alsoKnownAs Cameroon Mountain
Cameroon Volcano
linked to: Fako volcano

Mount Cameroon
country Cameroon
elevation 13435 ft
4095 m
formedBy hotspot volcanism along Cameroon Volcanic Line
geologicalAge Quaternary
linked to: Quaternary period
hasCrater summit crater
hasEruptionRecord 1909
1922
1954
1959
1982
1999
2000
2012
hasProtectedArea Mount Cameroon National Park
hasSlopeOn eastern flank
northern flank
southern flank
western flank
hasVegetationZones ericaceous belt
lowland rainforest
montane forest
subalpine grassland
highestPointOf Cameroon
Central Africa
West Africa
hostsEvent Mount Cameroon Race of Hope
isClimbingDestination true
isHotspotFor biodiversity
lastEruption 2012
locatedIn Central Africa
Fako Division, Southwest Region, Cameroon
Southwest Region, Cameroon
West Africa
locatedOn Gulf of Guinea coast
linked to: Gulf of Guinea
near Atlantic Ocean
overlooks Buea
Limbe
partOf Cameroon Volcanic Line
prominence 3907 m
volcanoType basaltic stratovolcano

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