Batéké Plateau
The Batéké Plateau is located around the border between the
Republic of Congo and Gabon
. In both countries it gave name to departments:
- Plateaux Department in Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
- Plateaux Department, which is a first-level subdivision in Congo.
The reaches between 550 and 830 metres, and is rich in manganese. The Bateke Plateau is an ancient volcanic area.
Several rivers rise in that area, including the
which flow in Gabon.See also
References
- Perusset André. 1983. Oro-Hydrographie(Le Relief) in Geographie et Cartographie du Gabon, Atlas Illustré led by The Ministère de l'Education Nationale de la Republique Gabonaise. Pg 10–13. Paris, France: Edicef.
- Petringa, Maria. Brazza, A Life for Africa. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4259-1198-0. Describes Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza's extensive explorations of the Ogoué River basin.
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