Batéké Plateau
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The Batéké plateaux are located around the border between the Republic of Congo and Gabon. In the latter, they are found in the Haut-Ogooué Province, while the Plateaux Province of Congo is named after them. They reach between 550 and 830 metres, and are rich in manganese. The Bateke Plateau is an ancient volcanic area.
Several rivers rises in that area, including the Niari River, which flows in Congo, the Ogooue, Mpassa, Ndjoumou, Lekabi and Lekey Rivers which flow in Gabon.
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- Perusset André. 1983. Oro-Hydrographie(Le Relief) in Geographie et Cartographie du Gabon, Atlas Illustré led by The Ministère de l'Education Nationale de la Republique Gabonaise. Pg 10-13. Paris, France: Edicef.
- Petringa, Maria. Brazza, A Life for Africa. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2006. ISBN 9781-4259-11980. Describes Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza's extensive explorations of the Ogoué River basin.
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