Cameroon

Places in this region

Image of Lake Nyos located in Lake Nyos, Cameroon | Lake Nyos. (melkin/Flickr)
Lake Nyos, Cameroon

Lake Nyos

Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1746 people in one night

"I could not speak. I became unconscious. I could not open my mouth because then I smelled something terrible ... I heard my daughter snoring in a terrible way, very abnormal.... When crossing to... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas | Edited by Dylan, Nicholas Jackson and others

Image of Man & Woman Lakes located in Fotouni, Cameroon | Man Lake. Photo taken in immediate succession with that of Woman Lake appearing next.
Fotouni, Cameroon

Man & Woman Lakes

Spirits from these lakes are said to produce the local weather and odd phenomena as they bicker between themselves

Just a few kilometers outside the town of Bangem, above the smaller town of Mbat is the peak Mount Manengouba, a dormant volcano with an expansive caldera at its peak. In the caldera's plain are... »

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