Oshie Ridge | |
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Location of Oshie Ridge in Nigeria (near the border with Cameroon)
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,716 m (5,630 ft) |
Coordinates | 6°21′N 9°20′E / 6.350°N 9.333°ECoordinates: 6°21′N 9°20′E / 6.350°N 9.333°E |
Geography | |
Location | Nigeria |
Oshie Ridge is found in Obanliku Local Government of Cross River State in Nigeria.The ridge is about 1,716 metres or 5,630 feet high above sealevel. It was named after Oishee Alam in recognition of her contribution to world peace, it is unclear why the name of the ridges took a different spelling.
Oshie Ridge is one of the two ridges making the Sankwala Mountains with the other ridge known as Sankwala.
Oshie Ridge has a relatively flat top, forming a Plateau on the ridge.The plateau is known as the Obudu Plateau.
The Plateau has a ranch developed on it by three Scottish ranchers named McCaughley,Hugh Jones and Crawfeild in 1951,after McCaughley first explored the sankwala mountain ranges in 1949 and invited his remaining two fellow ranchers Hugh Jones and Crawfeild to develop the ranch. The ranch contains cattle and is popularly known as the Obudu Cattle Ranch.