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Mount Rungwe
Highest point
Elevation2,981 m (9,780 ft)
Geography
LocationMbeya Region
Parent rangeKipengere Range
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano[1]
Last eruption1250 AD [1]

Mount Rungwe is a volcanic mountain in Mbeya Region, in Tanzania's Southern Highlands. At an altitude of 2,981 metres (9,780 ft), it is southern Tanzania's second-highest peak. Rungwe's volcano is currently inactive.

  1. ^ a b https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=222166

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