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Volcano · Congo - Kinshasa

Mount Nyiragongo

Mount Nyiragongo
Photo: Cai Tjeenk Willink (Caitjeenk) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano of 3,470 m in the Virunga Mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the city of Goma. A lava lake lies inside its deep summit crater. Trekkers climb it with guides on a steep path inside Virunga National Park and sleep in simple cabins on the rim.

Elevation
3,470 m
Coordinates
1.5167° S, 29.2500° E
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