Chaillu Mountains
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The Chaillu Mountains are a mountain range around the south border between Gabon
and the Republic of Congo. It is a block of sedimentary rocks; highest peaks are Mount Iboundji (980m), the second-highest point in Gabon, and Mimongo
(860 m).
The range is home to the rises of several rivers including the Louetsie, Ogoulou, Ikoy, Lolo
, Lekoko, Lebombi
, and Offoue
.
The mountains are named for French explorer Paul du Chaillu
, who documented them in the 19th century.
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
and the Republic of Congo. It is a block of sedimentary rocks; highest peaks are Mount Iboundji (980m), the second-highest point in Gabon, and Mimongo
Mount Mimongo
Mount Mimongo is a mountain of Gabon. It has an elevation of 2,822 feet and lies in the Chaillu Mountain Range. The Ngounié River flows nearby and the mountain was explored by Paul du Chaillu between 1855 and 1865.-References:*...
(860 m).
The range is home to the rises of several rivers including the Louetsie, Ogoulou, Ikoy, Lolo
Lolo River
The Lolo River is a river in Gabon, and one tributary of the Ogooue River.It rises in the Chaillu Mountains. Then, it receives water of its main tributary Bouenguidi past Koulamoutou, Ogooue-Lolo.- References :...
, Lekoko, Lebombi
Lebombi River
-References:* Lerique Jacques. 1983. Hydrographie-Hydrologie. in Geographie et Cartographie du Gabon, Atlas Illustré led by The Ministère de l'Education Nationale de la Republique Gabonaise. Pg 14-15. Paris, France: Edicef.* Perusset André. 1983...
, and Offoue
Offoue River
-References:* Lerique Jacques. 1983. Hydrographie-Hydrologie. in Geographie et Cartographie du Gabon, Atlas Illustré led by The Ministère de l'Education Nationale de la Republique Gabonaise. Pg 14-15. Paris, France: Edicef.* Perusset André. 1983...
.
The mountains are named for French explorer Paul du Chaillu
Paul du Chaillu
Paul Belloni du Chaillu was a French-American traveler and anthropologist. He became famous in the 1860s as the first modern outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas and the Pygmy people of central Africa. He later researched the prehistory of Scandinavia.-Early life:His date and place of...
, who documented them in the 19th century.