The green slopes
Dense forest.
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Mount Cameroon is an active volcano in Cameroon's South-West Region, near the town of Buea and the Gulf of Guinea. It is also called Fako, and by its local name Mongo ma Ndemi, meaning «mountain of greatness». It is the highest point in sub-Saharan western and central Africa, rising to about four thousand metres. The mountain lies on the Cameroon Volcanic Line, a belt of volcanoes some 1,600 km long. An eruption in 1909 forced the German colonial government to move temporarily from Buea to Douala. The most recent eruption was on 3 February 2012. A well-known mountain race is held on its slopes each year. You see a huge, long mountain mass, its slopes covered in thick green forest and its summit hidden by cloud on most days. From afar it rises behind the houses of Buea and wide tea plantations. At sunset, seen from the shores at Douala, it looks like a dark blue shadow under a coloured sky. It is about 9 km from Buea in a straight line and about 23 km from Limbe Botanic Garden. The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to the South-West Region, including Buea, so read the current advice before any planning.
Dense forest.
At the base.
A blue silhouette.
Near Buea, South-West Region, Cameroon
Yes, it last erupted in 2012.
Yes, the UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to the South-West Region.