▁ ▁in land ▁from ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Guinea ▁( part ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ) ▁to ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁a ▁plate au . ▁In ▁the ▁former ▁western ▁state , ▁however , ▁the ▁mass ▁of ▁Mount ▁Cam ero on ▁reaches ▁almost ▁to ▁the ▁sea . ▁ ▁The ▁plain ▁is ▁dens ely ▁for ested ▁including ▁areas ▁of ▁Central ▁African ▁mang ro ves ▁especially ▁around ▁Dou ala ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁est u ary ▁of ▁the ▁Cross ▁River ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁The ▁low ▁South ▁Cam ero on ▁Pl ate au , ▁rising ▁from ▁the ▁coast al ▁plain ▁and ▁domin ated ▁by ▁tropical ▁rain ▁forest , ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁elev ation ▁of ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁less ▁hum id ▁than ▁the ▁coast . ▁ ▁In ▁western ▁Cam ero on ▁is ▁an ▁irregular ▁chain ▁of ▁mountains , ▁hills , ▁and ▁plate aus ▁that ▁extends ▁from ▁Mount ▁Cam ero on ▁almost ▁to ▁Lake ▁Ch ad ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁This ▁region ▁includes ▁the ▁B am enda , ▁B amil ék é , ▁and ▁M amb illa ▁high lands . ▁It ▁also ▁contains ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁most ▁fert ile ▁so ils , ▁not ably ▁around ▁vol can ic ▁M t . ▁Cam ero on . ▁This ▁area ▁of ▁tropical ▁forest ▁has ▁been ▁categor ised ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Wild life ▁Fund ▁as ▁the ▁Cam ero onian ▁High lands ▁for ests ▁e cor eg ion ▁with ▁Mount ▁Cam ero on ▁considered ▁separately ▁because ▁as ▁an ▁active ▁vol cano ▁it ▁has ▁a