Debundscha is a village in the
south-western Region of the republic of
Cameroon
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. It is found at the foot of the
Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon is an active volcano in the South West region of Cameroon next to the city of Buea near the Gulf of Guinea. Mount Cameroon is also known as Cameroon Mountain or Fako (the name of the higher of its two peaks) or by its indigenous n ...
at its south western corner directly facing the
south Atlantic
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ocean on the Cameroon coast.
Debundscha has an extremely wet climate with about of rainfall falling annually.
The village of Debundscha is included among the five rainiest places in the world which includes
Lloró,
Mawsynram
Mawsynram () is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in Northeastern India, 69 kilometres from Shillong, the state capital. Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, wi ...
,
the Big Bog and
Cherrapunji, with each of them receiving over 10,000 millimeters (400 inches) of rain annually.
History
The Germans installed a lighthouse in Debundscha in 1904.
Climate
Its proximity to
the equator which is consistently hot and humid, gives Debundscha a long rainy season and a short dry season in a year. Debundscha's coastal location with the giant Mount Cameroon behind it, a giant mountain massive rising from the coast of the South Atlantic ocean to a height of about and blocking rain forming clouds from passing it results in abundant rainfall for Debundscha during the year.
The major rainfall falls on the ocean-facing south-western slope of Mount Cameroon and on Debundscha, at the foot of this slope.
See also
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Communes of Cameroon
The Arrondissements of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The arrondissements are organised by divisions and sub divisions of each province (now Regions).
As of 2005 (and since 1996) there are 2 urban commu ...
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Wettest places on Earth
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References
Populated places in Southwest Region (Cameroon)
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