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Olumo Rock is located in the city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Historically, the rock was a natural fortress for the Egbas during inter-tribal warfare in the 19th century. [ 2 ] It provided protection to the Egba people when they needed it, and is now held in high esteem by the members of the clan.
Abeokuta is the capital city of Ogun State located at the south westhern part of Nigeria.It is situated on the east bank of the Ogun River, near a group of rocky outcrops in a wooded savanna; [2] [3] 77 kilometres (48 mi) north of Lagos by railway, or 130 kilometres (81 mi) by water.
The oldest Precambrian rocks in Nigeria likely formed during the Archean or the Paleoproterozoic, forming the Beninian gneiss, in the Benin-Nigeria Orogen, formed during the Proterozoic Pan-African orogeny. The crystalline basement rock of the country is grouped as the Nigerian Province, a southern continuation of the central Hoggar reactivated ...
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Abeokuta South is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. The headquarters of the LGA are at Ake Abeokuta 7°09′00″N 3°21′00″E / 7.15000°N 3.35000°E / 7.15000; 3. It has an area of 71 km 2 and a population of 250,278 at the 2006 census.
History of Abeokuta (11 P) P. People from Abeokuta (1 C, 36 P) T. ... Pages in category "Abeokuta" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
While the history of geology includes many theories of rocks and their origins that have persisted throughout human history, the study of rocks was developed as a formal science during the 19th century. Plutonism was developed as a theory during this time, and the discovery of radioactive decay in 1896 allowed for the radiocarbon dating of rocks.
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