Wase Rock

Wase Rock (Hausa: Gwauron Dutse]]) is a massive dome shaped rocky inselberg found near Wase town in WaseLocal Government Area of Plateau State in centralNigeria . Standing alone in the Wase plains, it achieves a remarkable height of about 176 metres (577 ft)^[1] above the surface of the neighbouring surroundings and 426 metres (1,398 ft)^[2] above sea level.

History

Wase Rock is a trachyte neck rising 295 metres (968 ft) from the floor of the Benue Rift, 160 km SE of Jos. It is all that remains of a once giant volcano. The rock, with its vertical sides, has its summit split into two by a narrow chasm and the base is surrounded by talus slopes(scree)^[3]

Appearance

It has been described as a volcanic plug by geographers. It is visible for a radius of 40 kilometres (25 mi) due to its height. It is one of the only five breeding places for the Rossy white pelican birds in Africa. The government now protects about 321 hectares (790 acres) of land around the rock as a bird sanctuary and for wildlife development.

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