Capsiki - Capsiki

Japanese: カプシキ - かぷしき
Capsiki - Capsiki

…To the west, on the Nigerian side, is the Mandara Mountains, which are composed mainly of granite and reach an elevation of about 900m. In one corner of the mountain range, around Kapsiki, there are a group of rock towers made of trachyte from the end of the Tertiary Period, creating a scenic beauty. In the northeastern part of the mountain range, the beach ridge of the huge Lake Chad, which rose during the humid period 8,000 years ago, remains for about 150km. …

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Japanese:

…西のナイジェリア側には花コウ岩類を主体とし,標高900mほどのマンダラ山地がある。その一角のカプシキ周辺には第三紀末の粗面岩からなる岩塔群があり,奇勝をなす。この山地の北東部には8000年前の湿潤期に湖面上昇した巨大なチャド湖の浜堤が約150kmにわたり残っている。…

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