Inselbergs of Nigeria

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A monadnock (pronounced /məˈnædnɒk/) or inselberg is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain The mountains in the Mandara mountains for example would not be considered Inselbergs. In southern and southern-central Africa, a similar formation of granite is known as a kopje, a Dutch word from which the Afrikaans word koppie was derived. It is usually a granitic rock.

South Western Nigeria Inselbergs

Amoye Inselbergs - Ikere Ekiti

Courtesy of Folarin Kolawole



Amoye Inselbergs (Orole Hill) - Ikere Ekiti

Courtesy of Ikere Local Government



Amoye Inselbergs (Orole Hill) - Ikere Ekiti

Courtesy of Dayo Adedayo



Amoye Inselbergs (Olosonta Hill) - Ikere Ekiti

Courtesy of Ikere Local Government



3D Imagery of Idanre Inselbergs - Ondo State

Courtesy of Climb.co.za



Idanre Hill Inselbergs - Ondo State

Courtesy of Climb.co.za



Idanre Hill Inselbergs - Ondo State

Courtesy of West Coast Mountain Guide



Idanre Hill Inselbergs - Ondo State

Courtesy of hiddennuances.com Blog



Idanre Hill Inselbergs - Ondo State

Courtesy of Obiageri Okafor



Idanre Hill Inselbergs - Ondo State

Courtesy of Folarin Kolawole



Orosun Inselberg - Idanre - Ondo State

Courtesy of Folarin Kolawole



Shaki Inselberg - Oyo State

Courtesy of Jide Akinboade



Shaki Inselberg - Complex - Oyo State

Courtesy of Jide Akinboade

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Abuja/Niger Inselbergs

Zuma Rock - Niger State

Courtesy of Irene Becker



Zuma Rock - Niger State

Courtesy of Aisha Augi Kuta



Zuma Rock - Niger State

Courtesy of Chris Parfeniuk



Zuma Rock - Niger State

Courtesy of Kayode Adegbola



Zuma Rock - Niger State

Courtesy of Irene Becker



Aso Rock - Abuja

Courtesy of Klaus Merckens



Aso Rock - Abuja

Courtesy of TFKE (Shutterfox)

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North Eastern Nigeria Inselbergs

Bauchi Inselberg

Courtesy of Irene Becker



Kaltungo Inselberg - Gombe

Courtesy of Online Nigeria



Kaltungo Inselberg - Gombe

Courtesy of Jujufilms



Kilang Inselberg - Gombe

Courtesy of Nigeria Arts & Culture Directory



Kilang Inselberg - Gombe

Courtesy of Online Nigeria

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North Western Nigeria Inselbergs & Others

Dalla Hill Inselberg - Kano

Courtesy of (Unknown)

Originally Posted by Håkønljzberg

Courtesy of Cadernos Lab

Inselberg - Near Rurum village (Kano State)



Northern Nigerian Inselberg

Courtesy of Warren, Dennis M.



Kwatarkwashi Inselberg - Zamfara

Courtesy of Abdulaziz Ahmad Abdulaziz



Kwatarkwashi Inselberg - Zamfara

Courtesy of Ruth Flickr



Kwatarkwashi Inselberg - Zamfara

Courtesy of Kasar Hausa Photoblog - Orginally Posted by H Berg

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Central Nigerian Inselbergs

Dutse Lamba Inselberg - Plateau State

Courtesy of nimi



Granitic Inselberg Dome - Plateau State

Courtesy Moeyersons



Shebshi Mountain Inselberg - Plateau State

Courtesy of Moeyersons



Shebshi Mountain Inselberg - Plateau State

Courtesy of Moeyersons



Wase Rock - Plateau State

Courtesy of Anne Hoeper



Wase Rock - Plateau State

Courtesy of Confluence.org



Wase Rock - Plateau State

Courtesy of (Unknown) - Originally Posted by H Berg



Wase Rock - Plateau State

Courtesy of Akamaiuniversity



Wase Rock - Plateau State

Courtesy of Ikenwa Okonkwo



Wase Rock - Plateau State

Courtesy of Ruth Flickr



Wase Rock - Plateau State

Courtesy of Folarin Kolawole



Kufena Hill Inselberg - Kaduna

Courtesy of Brandon Avery Barnett



Kufena Hill Inselberg - Kaduna

Courtesy of Brandon Avery Barnett



Kufena Hill Inselberg - Kaduna

Courtesy of David Aku



Kufena Hill Inselberg - Kaduna

Courtesy of Muhammad Golden



Kufena Hill Inselberg - Kaduna

Courtesy of Ujah Joe



Kajuru Ludo Hill Inselberg - Kaduna

Courtesy of Ikenwa Okonkwo



Kajuru Ludo Hill Inselberg - Kaduna

Courtesy of Folarin Kolawole



Inselberg - (Zaria) Kaduna

Courtesy of CROP AND SOIL SCIENCES (Penn State University)



Tukur-Tukur Inselberg - (Zaria) - Kaduna

Courtesy of Ruth Flickr



Tukur-Tukur Inselberg - (Zaria) - Kaduna

Courtesy of http://tssquare.tripod.com/pictures.htm

[kokoye]

Very nice.

Hope we can celebrate and market these awesome works of nature someday.

[Enabulele]

¡Caray! What a superb pictures of an amazing place to visit in Nigeria. Time to climb these rocks!

[eric9]

My home town Ondo in Ondo State is completely surrounded by these inselbergs, if you stand at certain vantage points and you look in every direction you will see them and the town is right in the middle of them, I never thought of them as a unique phenomenon, the next time I visit I will certainly take pictures, this certainly brings back very fond memories

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Jide Odukoya Blog

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Nasarawa



Abuja

[Artemis]

thank you. amazing pictures!

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They are mostly found in Northern & South Western Nigeria. There are hardly any in the East.

Although I did see a complex of hills in Enugu that might be Inselbergs.

Inselbergs are usually Granitic, Basaltic etc and they cannot be considered Inselberg if they are not emerging from low lying areas.

Some of the Inselbergs in Nigeria such as Waje Rock & Zuma Rock should be marketed as tourist destinations they are Worldclass inselbergs.

Anyway enough rambling...here is a Panorama from Jeff Attaway - Abuja

[Carver02]

Nice. Kufena Hill is really quite beautiful.

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Courtesy of Abeer Hoque (Abuja Inselbergs)



Courtesy of PJD-DigiPic (Zamfara Inselbergs)

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[Håkønljzberg]

Cool Thread.