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| Mount Cameroon | |
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| Elevation: | 4,095 metres (13,435 feet) |
| Latitude: | 4° 12′ N |
| Longitude: | 9° 11′ E |
| Location: | Cameroon |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
| First ascent: | 1861 by Sir Richard Burton |
| Easiest route: | rock climb |
Mount Cameroon (or Cameroon Mountain) is an active volcano in Cameroon, near the Gulf of Guinea. The mountain is known locally as Mount Faka. The volcano last erupted on March 28, 1999 and May 28, 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri.
Mount Cameroon is part of a general area of volcanic activity the Cameroon Volcanic Line, which also includes Lake Nyos, the site of the 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa Lake Nyos tragedyThe Lake Nyos tragedy was a disaster that occurred on August 21, 1986, when a cloud of carbon dioxide gas suddenly boiled at Lake Nyos, Cameroon, killing nearly 2000 people within a radius of 20 km. The gas killed humans and animals by suffocation. Chemic.