Cameroon Line
E701467
The Cameroon Line is a chain of volcanic mountains and islands stretching from the Gulf of Guinea into mainland Central Africa, known for its active and dormant volcanoes such as Mount Cameroon.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intraplate volcanic province
ⓘ
volcanic lineament ⓘ |
| ageRange |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Tertiary to Quaternary ⓘ |
| contains |
active volcanoes
ⓘ
dormant volcanoes ⓘ extinct volcanoes ⓘ |
| continentalSegmentName | Cameroon Volcanic Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| eruptionActivity | Mount Cameroon frequent historical eruptions ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | mainland Central Africa ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | intraplate volcanic setting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Annobón Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bamenda Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Bioko Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Biu Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandara Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Bamboutos NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Manengouba NERFINISHED ⓘ Oku Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ Príncipe Island NERFINISHED ⓘ São Tomé Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | Mount Cameroon 4095 m ⓘ |
| influences |
local climate patterns around Mount Cameroon
ⓘ
regional seismicity in Cameroon and Nigeria ⓘ soil fertility in adjacent regions ⓘ |
| lengthApprox | about 1600 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTectonicFeature |
Benue Trough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central African Shear Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeak | Mount Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanicSegmentName | Gulf of Guinea volcanic chain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | southwest–northeast ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Cameroon Volcanic Line onshore sector
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
intraplate magmatism
ⓘ
lithospheric control on volcanism ⓘ mantle plume hypothesis ⓘ |
| tectonicEnvironment | hotline ⓘ |
| volcanicRockType |
basalt
ⓘ
phonolite ⓘ rhyolite ⓘ trachyte ⓘ |
| volcanismType | alkaline volcanism ⓘ |
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