Kwahu Plateau

The Kwahu Plateau is a 260 km long plateau in southern . It consists of the uplifted southern edge of the . It forms the main watershed of Ghana, separating rivers in the system from rivers in the western half of Ghana which flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Kwahu Plateau

Latitude
6.5° or 6° 30′ north
Longitude
-0.5° or 0° 30′ west
Elevation
587 metres (1,926 feet)
Open location code
6CRXGG22+22
Geo­Names ID
2298712
Wiki­data ID
Q2574947
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kwahu Plateau” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kwahu Plateau
  • Chinese: 夸胡高原
  • Chinese: 誇胡高原
  • French: plateau du Kwahu
  • French: Plateau du Kwahu
  • Georgian: კვაჰუ
  • Hausa: Kwahu Plateau
  • Lithuanian: Kvahu plynaukštė
  • Northern Frisian: Kwahu Plateau
  • Polish: Kwahu
  • Polish: Płaskowyż Kwahu
  • Russian: Кваху
  • Spanish: Meseta de Kwahu
  • Swedish: Kwahu Plateau
  • Swedish: Kwahuplatån

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Worobong Forest Reserve and Akwawa.

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