Virunga Mountains
The
Virunga Mountains
are a chain of
volcanoes
in East
Africa
, along the northern border of
Rwanda
, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC) and
Uganda
. The
mountain range
is a branch of the Albertine Rift, a part of the
Great Rift Valley
. They are located between Lake Eduard and
Lake Kivu
.
The mountain range consists of eight major volcanoes. Most of them are dormant, except
Mount Nyiragongo
(3462 m) and
Mount Nyamuragira
(3063 m) in Congo. These volcanoes erupted most recently in
2002
.
Mount Karisimbi
(4507 m) is the highest volcano. The oldest mountain is
Mount Sabinyo
(3634 m). The Virunga Mountains are home of the
mountain gorilla
. The Karisoke Research Center is located between Mount Karisimbi and Mount Visoke. This Center was founded by
Dian Fossey
to observe the gorilla.
National Parks
Virunga National Park,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Volcanoes National Park
,
Rwanda
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park,
Uganda
List of mountains in the Virunga
Mount Karisimbi
, Rwanda
Mount Nyiragongo
, DRC
Mount Nyamuragira
, DRC
Mount Mikeno
, DRC
Mount Visoke
, Rwanda
Mount Sabinyo
, Rwanda
Mount Gahinga
, Rwanda
Mount Munavura
, Rwanda
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