Chateau d'eau (English spelling) chateau de eau

Japanese: château d'eau(英語表記)chateaudeau
Chateau d'eau (English spelling) chateau de eau

…The Adamawa Plateau, which divides the country into north and south at 6-8 degrees north latitude, runs from east to west with elevations of 900-1100m and over 1200m. This is the source of major rivers such as the Benue River, which flows north, and the Sanaga River, which flows south, and is called the "Château d'eau of Water." All of the plateaus mentioned above are made of metamorphic rocks and granites that make up the Gondwana continent. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "château d'eau" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北緯6~8゜で国土を南北に二分するアダマワ高原が標高900~1100mと1200m以上の地形面をもって東西に走る。ここは北流するベヌエ川,南流するサナガ川など主要河川の源流部をなし,〈水の宮廷château d’eau〉と呼ばれる。以上の各高原はすべてゴンドワナ大陸を構成する変成岩類,花コウ岩類からなる。…

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