- Mount Nyamuragira
Infobox Mountain
Name = Mount Nyamuragira
Photo = Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira - PIA03337.jpg
Caption = Nyamuragira (left) and Nyiragongo (right). Vertical scale exaggerated (1.5x).
Elevation = 3,058 metres (10,033 feet)
Location =Democratic Republic of the Congo
Range =Virunga Mountains
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Topographic
Type =Shield volcano
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Last eruption =2006
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Pronunciation =Mount Nyamuragira is an active
volcano in theVirunga Mountains of theDemocratic Republic of the Congo , situated about 25 km north ofLake Kivu .It has been described as Africa's most active volcano and has erupted over 30 times since 1880. As well as eruptions from the summit, there have been numerous eruptions from the flanks of the volcano, creating new smaller volcanoes that have lasted only for a short time (e.g.
Murara from late1976 to1977 ).The volcano is responsible for a large portion of the sulfur dioxide released into the atmosphere by volcanoes.
Extensive lava flows can be seen on satellite photographs [ [http://www.earth.google.com Google Earth] shows the crater and lava flows very clearly at coordinates -1.408333, 29.200000] going 25 km south-west to Lake Kivu, about 22 km north-west and 35 km north-north-east. Nyamuragira is only 13 km north-north-west of
Nyiragongo , the volcano which caused extensive damage to the city ofGoma in its 2002 eruption.Nyamuragira volcano has a volume of 500 cubic km, and covers an area of 1500 sq km. It has a low shield profile, and contrasts with adjacent steep-sided Nyiragongo volcano.
ee also
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List of volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo References
External links
* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0203-02= Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program - Nyamuragira]
* [http://nyamuragira.com Nyamuragira Volcano - John Seach]
* [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061128/ap_on_re_af/congo_volcano 2006 eruption]
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