Volcanic eruption
See 1982 on the mapEruption of Cameroon
16 Oct 1982 – 12 Nov 1982 · 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
- 16 Oct 1982 – 12 Nov 1982
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 4.20° N, 9.17° E
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- SW flank (2500 m)
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 224010
- Eruption number
- 14132
Nearby in time and place
- Cameroon Airlines Flight 78630 Aug 1984 · Air disaster
- 1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état18 Aug 1979 · Coup
- Nigeria Airways Flight 25028 Nov 1983 · Air disaster
- Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Spain and Equatorial Guinea of 19801980 · Treaty
- Eruption of Oku Volcanic Field21 Aug 1986 · Volcanic eruption
- The Lake Nyos disaster, a limnic eruption, occurs in Cameroon, killing nearly 2,000 people21 Aug 1986 · Event
- Flugunfall der Aviogenex bei Libreville2 Apr 1977 · Air disaster
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