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Topography of Nigeria. Nigeria is a large country in West Africa just north of the equator. It is bounded by Benin to the west, Niger to the north, Cameroon to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The country consists of several large plateaus separated by the valleys of the two major rivers, the Niger and the Benue, and their tributaries.
Southeastern Bayelsa State and Southwestern Rivers State: 93.24 km 2 (36.00 sq mi) Mbe Mountains Community Forest: Northern Cross River State: 86 km 2 (33 sq mi) Ohosu Game Reserve: Southern Edo State: 471 km 2 (182 sq mi) Okomu Forest Reserve: Southern Edo State: 1,082 km 2 (418 sq mi) Okomu National Park: Southern Edo State: 200 km 2 (77 sq mi)
Oluwa Forest Reserve is located in Ondo State, Nigeria and covers over 829 km 2 (320 sq mi). [2] It is part of the Omo, Shasha and Oluwa forest reserves, although it has become separated from the Omo and Shasha reserves (which are still connected as of 2011). The three reserves contain some of the last remaining forest in the area.
The authors maintained that Nigeria is experiencing different change in climate that affects her vegetation. There has been changes on how rain falls, sometimes harsh sun and cold, which reduces the growth of plants in the country. High rainfall also affect the survival of our forest. Flooding, which have occurred in many parts of Nigeria. [17]
An indigenous storyteller described how Ntakum and his son settled in the region known as Agbokim waterfalls, where there are all Ijagam people who are thought to have moved from Inagu. Between Cameroon and the Agbokim Waterfalls in Nigeria's Cross River State, they created the intricate river system. As they congregated and shared in common ...
The Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary in Cross River State in southern Nigeria covers 104 km 2 (40 sq mi). [1] The wildlife sanctuary was founded in 2000 to provide refuge for endangered animal species, including the Cross River gorilla, the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee, the drill and the gray-necked rockfowl.
The 200 km 2 (77 sq mi) wildlife sanctuary, a rainforest ecosystem that is the habitat for many endangered species of flora and fauna, was gazetted from the Okomu Forest Reserve in 1935. [4] A survey of southwestern forests in Nigeria in 1982 led to a recommendation for a determined effort to conserve the sanctuary.
Oba Hills National Park [1] is a forest reserve and national park in Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria. An enclave surrounded by three hills with a valley running in between, it covers about 52 square kilometres (20 sq mi) of hilly terrain with deep gorges. It has a large teak plantation on its western side, covering about 12% of its total area. [2]