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Fig. 25
Geomorphological
features of Mt Manengouba of
geoheritage signi
cance.
1
Caldera boundaries;
2
cones;
3
quarries;
4
domes;
5
lakes;
6
basin;
7
thermo-mineral water
springs;
8
settlements;
9
asphalted
roads;
10
off-road vehicle tracks;
11
pedestrian tracks
visitors about the necessity for the protection and valoriza-
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cance in the region. Thus,
through the African and Arabian Geoparks Network which
promotes geoparks in Africa and the Middle East, we hope
to create the
rst geopark in Cameroon in the region of
Mt Manengouba.
Acknowledgments The authors are grateful to, the Head of Depart-
ment of Earth Sciences of the University of Dschang for their agree-
ment to carry out this work, Kagou Dongmo for his technical
assistance, the International Association of Geomorphologists and the
University of Lausanne for having supported their attendance to the
Intensive Course on Alpine Geomorphosites in Lausanne-H
rens valley
(Switzerland) and Prof. Jos
é
Brilha for having provided us with doc-
uments that helped them to improve the quality of this work, They also
thank the Bororo, Mbat and Bangem populations for their hospitality
during their
eld surveys. Moreover, the authors acknowledge all
reviewers for their thoughtful suggestions and comments.
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