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REPORTS have been received by the Governor from Mr. A. A. Reading, of the Bibundi Estate, of a recent volcanic eruption in the Cameroons Mountain, near the coast of Nigeria. Repeated earthquake shocks commencing on February 3 last were followed by an eruption at an altitude of about 4000 feet on the north-west side of the mountain, giving rise to a lava stream which flowed down in the direction of the Bibundi Estate, and entered the plantation area on March 3. The lava extended, roughly, one-third of a mile out to sea, and huge columns of steam were continually ascending. Attempts to photograph the scene failed on account of the dense smoke and ashes. The centre of the group of craters was estimated to be distant 9900 yards from the house at Bibundi Beach on a magnetic bearing of 128°, and the height above sea-level was believed to be about 4150 feet.
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Volcanic Activity in Nigeria. Nature 110, 97–98 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/110097b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/110097b0