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'''Lake Barombi Mbo''' or '''Barombi-Ma-Mbu''' is a lake of [[Cameroon]]. It is a volcanic lake in the Cameroon volcanic chain. It is one of the oldest radiocarbon-dated lakes in Africa. <ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HCeFQoNnUe0C&pg=PA182&dq=Barombi+Mbo#v=onepage&q=Barombi%20Mbo&f=false Past climate variability through Europe and Africa]</ref> On old colonial maps the area was known as Elefanten Sea (Elephant Lake), but the elephant living in the area went extinct due to [[Ivory trade|ivory trading]]. |
'''Lake Barombi Mbo''' or '''Barombi-Ma-Mbu''' is a lake of [[Cameroon]]. It is a volcanic lake in the Cameroon volcanic chain. It is one of the oldest radiocarbon-dated lakes in Africa. <ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HCeFQoNnUe0C&pg=PA182&dq=Barombi+Mbo#v=onepage&q=Barombi%20Mbo&f=false Past climate variability through Europe and Africa]</ref> On old colonial maps the area was known as Elefanten Sea (Elephant Lake), but the elephant living in the area went extinct due to [[Ivory trade|ivory trading]]. |
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<ref>[https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/dspace/bitstream/1887/8060/1/11_530_026.pdf Elephants and Their Interactions with |
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People and Vegetation in the Waza-Logone Region, Cameroon, Part I Introduction and General Background, 1.1 The Problem, pg 3.]</ref> |
People and Vegetation in the Waza-Logone Region, Cameroon, Part I Introduction and General Background, 1.1 The Problem, pg 3.]</ref> |
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The lake drains into the [[Mungo River, Cameroon|Mungo River]]. |
The lake drains into the [[Mungo River, Cameroon|Mungo River]] and sustains certain species of [[endemism|endemic]] and threatened [[cichlid]] [[fish]], such as [[dikume]], [[konye]] and [[pungo]]. |
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Revision as of 07:07, 22 April 2011
| Lake Barombi Mbo | |
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| Coordinates | 4°40′N 9°24′E / 4.667°N 9.400°E |
| Basin countries | Cameroon |
Lake Barombi Mbo or Barombi-Ma-Mbu is a lake of Cameroon. It is a volcanic lake in the Cameroon volcanic chain. It is one of the oldest radiocarbon-dated lakes in Africa. [1] On old colonial maps the area was known as Elefanten Sea (Elephant Lake), but the elephant living in the area went extinct due to ivory trading. [2] The lake drains into the Mungo River and sustains certain species of endemic and threatened cichlid fish, such as dikume, konye and pungo.
References
- ^ Past climate variability through Europe and Africa
- ^ [https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/dspace/bitstream/1887/8060/1/11_530_026.pdf Elephants and Their Interactions with People and Vegetation in the Waza-Logone Region, Cameroon, Part I Introduction and General Background, 1.1 The Problem, pg 3.]
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