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Virunga Mountains
The summit of Mount Mikeno
Highest point
Peak
Mount Karisimbi
Elevation
4,507 m (14,787 ft)
Dimensions
Length
80[1] km (50 mi)
Geography
Virunga Mountains
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Countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda
Mount NyiragongoGahinga (left) and Muhabura (right)Muhabura, Gahinga, Karisimbi, Sabyinyo and Mikeno
The Virunga Mountains (also known as Mufumbiro[1]) are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, in the area where Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Uganda meet. The mountain range is a branch of the Albertine Rift Mountains, which border the western branch of the East African Rift. They are located between Lake Edward and Lake Kivu. The name "Virunga" is an English version of the Kinyarwanda word ibirunga, which means "volcanoes".
The mountain range consists of eight major volcanoes. Most of them are dormant, except Mount Nyiragongo 3,462 metres (11,358 ft) and Mount Nyamuragira 3,063 metres (10,049 ft), both in the DRC. Recent eruptions occurred in 2006, 2010 and May 2021. Mount Karisimbi is the highest volcano at 4,507 metres (14,787 ft). The oldest mountain is Mount Sabyinyo, which rises 3,634 metres (11,923 ft) above sea level.
The Virunga Mountains are home of the endangered mountain gorilla, listed on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species due to habitat loss, poaching, disease, and war (Butynski et al. 2003). The Karisoke Research Center, founded by Dian Fossey to observe gorillas in their native habitat, is located between Mount Karisimbi and Mount Bisoke.
The VirungaMountains (also known as Mufumbiro) are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, in the area where Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
2018[update]. There are two populations: One is found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central/East Africa, within three National Parks: Mgahinga...
Virunga National Park is a national park in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1925...
from Mount Elgon to the VirungaMountains established D. erici-rosenii; from Mount Elgon to Mount Kahuzi (Mitumba Mountains) established a second population...
Mikeno is an extinct volcanic mountain located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo section of the VirungaMountains along with Mount Nyiragongo, Mount...
two large mountain ranges, the Rwenzori Mountains between Lake Albert and Lake Rutanzige (formerly Lake Edward) and the VirungaMountains between Lake...
incomplete list of notable mountains on Earth, sorted by elevation in metres above sea level. For a complete list of mountains over 7200 m high, with at...
the invasion, returned to take command. He withdrew troops to the VirungaMountains for several months before attacking again. The RPF began a guerrilla...
GPX (secondary coordinates) Mountains portal Only mountains with a prominence of 500 m or more are ranked. Many mountains are known by multiple names...
forest is almost completely cleared from here), and the VirungaMountains and Rwenzori Mountains of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
covering all peaks in the world with 1500 m+ prominence. Compiled by Aaron Maizlish. The latest estimate is that there are 1,516. Portals: Mountains Lists...
the eight volcanoes in the VirungaMountains, namely Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo. It borders Virunga National Park in the Democratic...
Virunga may refer to: VirungaMountains, a chain of volcanoes in East Africa Virunga National Park, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Virunga...
The mountains are related to the East African Rift, and are in two chains, the Western Rift includes the VirungaMountains, Mitumba Mountains, and the...
Mount Bisoke (also Visoke) is an active volcano in the VirungaMountains of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles...
Mount Gahinga is a dormant/extinct volcano in the VirungaMountains on the Rwanda-Uganda border. Gahinga lies between Muhabura and Sabyinyo, but is the...
Mount Karisimbi a stratovolcano in the VirungaMountains on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. At 4,507 metres (14,787 ft)...
photographer Alan Root, who helped her obtain work permits for the VirungaMountains, Fossey began her field study at Kabara, in the Congo in early 1967...
Virunga National Park in eastern DR Congo and Rwenzori Mountains National Park in southwestern Uganda are located within the range. The mountains formed...
giant groundsels of the mountains of Eastern Africa. D. adnivalis grows on the Rwenzori Mountains and on the VirungaMountains in Uganda and the Democratic...
troops. Kagame and his soldiers moved west, through Uganda, to the VirungaMountains, a rugged high-altitude area where the terrain worked in their favour...
As of 2010[update], 45 years later, some 480 mountain gorillas are known to inhabit the Virungamountains (according to a census), a significant increase...
1967, she arrived at the VirungaMountains in a Land Rover with Alan Root and a small party and hiked into the mountains, where she set up camp. Root...
Rift, is bordered by some of the highest mountains in Africa, including the VirungaMountains, Mitumba Mountains, and Ruwenzori Range. It contains the Rift...
elevation of 3,470 m (11,385 ft) in the VirungaMountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic...
"Sabyinyo, Sabyinio") is an extinct volcano in eastern Africa in the VirungaMountains. Mount Sabyinyo is the oldest volcano of the range. It is north-east...
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