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Cameroon Volcanic Line, Southwest Region · Cameroon
Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon, known locally as Mongo ma Ndemi ('Mountain of Greatness') or Fako, is an active stratovolcano rising directly from the Gulf of Guinea coast near Buea. It is the highest point in sub-Saharan West and Central Africa and one of the continent's most active volcanoes, with eruptions as recently as 2012.
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