Natural wonder · Congo - Kinshasa
Mount Nyiragongo
Active volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
About Mount Nyiragongo
Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m (11,385 ft) in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 12 km (7.5 mi) north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just 9.8 km (6.1mi) west of the border with Rwanda. The main crater is about two kilometres (1 mi) wide and usually contains a lava lake. The crater presently has two distinct cooled lava benches within the crater walls – one at about 3,175 m (10,417 ft) and a lower one at about 2,975 m (9,760 ft).
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Where is Mount Nyiragongo?
Mount Nyiragongo is in Congo - Kinshasa. The nearest city is Goma, about 17 km away.
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