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Cameroon
There is no let-up in the rain for us today! Cameroon is one of the wettest lands on earth! Indeed, one of the wettest locations in the world is the village of Debundscha (with an average annual rainfall of around 10,300 mm) which we passed on our journey today!
This little village lies at the foot of Mount Cameroon, the highest peak in West Africa. Although watch your step here, Mount Cameroon is actually an active volcano and has the most frequent eruptions of any West African volcano. A lava flow from a 1999 south-flank eruption stopped 200 m (660 ft) from the sea, cutting the coastal highway!
This is the last time we will be by the sea before we arrive in Bulawayo. As we leave the coast and head inland it’s important to reflect on the ecology of this coastline. Cameroon had lost 40% of its mangroves in recent years which has had a devastating impact on its coastal fisheries. Mangroves globally act as a nursery habitat for a suite of commercially important marine species.
However, all is not lost, I am sure you will all be reassured to know the presence of the West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) all along this coast would suggest that the regions seagrass meadows are still in decent condition – seagrass is the favoured food for these wonderful sea cows!
Republic of Congo
A team from National Geographic magazine, who visited the fledgling Parc National Nouabalé-Ndoki in the mid-1990s, called this northern corner of The Republic of the Congo the world’s ‘Last Eden’, and they chose their words wisely.
Parc National Nouabalé-Ndoki deserves the name of ‘Last Eden’. It is actually the last natural habitat on earth where you can find a rich flora and fauna that remains undisturbed by global changes.
Its uniqueness is characterised by its availability of the both the world’s largest carnivores (the big cats), the biggest herbivores (elephants, buffalos, rhinos), and rare apes (bonobos, and gorillas). It is also home to world’s second largest river after Amazon – the River Congo, which has the reputation of being the deepest river in the world and second-longest river in Africa (after River Nile).
For any of my A Level students reading this, it has been suggested that the Congo River's formation may have led to the allopatric speciation of the Bonobo (Pan paniscus) and the Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) from their most recent common ancestor.
January
Careers Newsletter January 2022
Fencing medal for Alexia (Upper 4)
Rosie on Tour in Florida for Lacrosse World Cup Training
February
Primary 6 Project on Space Tourism
Spring Revision @ St George’s Online
Chinese New Year at Houldsworth 2022
Lunar New Year Celebrations in Primary 4
House Event in Junior School: PHOTO GALLERY
March
Connected Culture: Lower School Conference
Love and Kindness for Valentine's Day
Crafty outings with the Boarders
P6 Author Visit: Elle McNicoll
Deepti wins the National SSBU Secondary Junior U13 title
An Evening with Allistair McCaw
UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge
International Women's Day - Junior School
Summer Sports Camps: 15-18 August 2022
Success for U11 Hockey at the Compass School Tournament
Young Enterprise Best Company Award Winners 2022
Success in Hockey and Lacrosse
April
May
National Representation in the Scotland Lacrosse Team
Sport Scotland event with Judy Murray and Allistair McCaw
Staff Fundraising Walk for Ukraine
Primary 3 Travel Back in Time to Stone Age Times
National Representation for Deepti at Badminton
Bea Competes at the National Schools Equestrian Association Event
Rosie Hazell Selected for the World Cup Lacrosse Squad
Target Ovarian Cancer Walk/Run
Rights Respecting Schools Bronze award
Primary 4 Visit The Birds of America
Scottish Mathematical Challenge Awards
Celebration for Upper 6 Boarders
Equestrian Club at Floors Castle
Inter-District Hockey Tournament
Miss Campbell selected for Wales Match
P6 Netball club had a ‘ball’ at EPSSA netball festival
Scottish Fencing Youth Development Series 2
u17 Edinburgh District Netball
A.F. Steadman visits the Junior School
Butterflies for Chelsea in Bloom
Emma-Louise Beeson visits Nursery
U4 Digital International Exchange Week
Primary 4 Learn about Electricity
June
Erasmus Exchange Hosting Visit
First Impressions of St George's
Theatre Visit to The Lion King
Work Experience at The Royal Highland Show
Festival of Chemistry at Heriot Watt
August
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