Bongo Massif
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The Bongo Massif (french: massif des Bongo), also known as the Tondou Massif, is a
mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
in north-eastern
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, near the
Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
border. The source of
Bahr al-Arab Bahr al-Arab ( ar, بحر العرب; also called the Kiir River) is a river which flows approximately through the southwest of Sudan and marks part of its international border with South Sudan. It is part of the Nile river system, being a tri ...
is found within the massif. South of the massif is the Plateau of Ouadda (Coordinates: ).


Summits

Summits in the Bongos include: *Mount Toussoro, 1368 meters


Geology

The lithology is dominated by rugged sandstone.


Miscellaneous

During November, December, and January, fires of several kilometres size advance down from the Chadian border.


References

Landforms of the Central African Republic Mountain ranges Mountain ranges of Africa {{CentralAfricanRepublic-geo-stub