Volcanic eruption
See 1959 on the mapEruption of Cameroon
23 Jan 1959 – 19 Mar 1959 · 4.20° N, 9.17° E
Mount Cameroon is an active stratovolcano in the Southwest Region of Cameroon next to the city of Buea near the Gulf of Guinea. Mount Cameroon is also known as Cameroon Mountain or Fako or by its indigenous name Mongo ma Ndemi. Mount Cameroon is ranked 22nd by topographic isolation.
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What the records say
- When
- 23 Jan 1959 – 19 Mar 1959
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 4.20° N, 9.17° E
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- NE flank (3000-1500 m)
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 224010
- Eruption number
- 14131
Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page