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Mont Iboundji is a peak located in
Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
. Claims that it is the highest point of the country, with an altitude of , are neither supported by
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data nor empirically. Other sources indicate the
Mont Bengoué Mont Bengoué is the highest mountain in Gabon. Mont Bengoué is located in the Ogooué-Ivindo Province Ogooué-Ivindo Province is the northeasternmost of Gabon's nine provinces, though its Lopé Department is in the very center of the country. ...
as the most elevated peak in Gabon. The mountain is also the namesake of the frontrunners in the Modern Jazz movement, Iboundji.iboundji.com


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Geography of Gabon Gabon is a country in Central Africa, lying along the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Bight of Biafra. Area and borders ; Area: :* Total: 267,668 km² :**''country rank in the world:'' 76th/77th :* Land: 257,670 km² :* Water: 10,000 km² ...
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