Western High Plateau
The Western High Plateau, Western Highlands or Bamenda Grassfields is a region of Cameroon characterised by high relief, cool temperatures, heavy rainfall and savanna vegetation.- Plateau with an elevation of around 1,340 metres (4,410 feet)
- Description: mountainous area in Cameroon
- Also known as“Bamenda Grassfields”“Bamenda Highlands”“Bamenda Platea”
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Latitude
6.5° or 6° 30′ north
Longitude
10.66667° or 10° 40′ east
Open location code
6FRGGM28+2M
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Western High Plateau” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bamenda Plateau”
- Chinese: “巴門達高原”
- Chinese: “巴门达高原”
- French: “Grassland”
- Georgian: “კამერუნის მთიანეთი”
- German: “Bamenda”
- German: “Kameruner Grasland”
- Hausa: “Western high plateau”
- Hebrew: “הרמה המערבית הגבוהה”
- Italian: “Altopiano occidentale del Camerun”
- Japanese: “カメルーン草原”
- Japanese: “西部高地”
- Lithuanian: “Bamendos savanos”
- Russian: “Камерунские горы”
- Russian: “Камерунское нагорье”
- Spanish: “Meseta alta occidental de Camerún”
- Swedish: “Bamenda Plateau”
- Ukrainian: “Камерунське нагір’я”
- Vietnamese: “Cao nguyên miền Tây”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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