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Encyclopedia > Nyiragongo
Nyiragongo
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Elevation: 11,384 ft (3,470 m)
Latitude: 1° 31′ 0″ S
Longitude: 29° 15′ 0″ E
Location: Democratic Republic of Congo
Range: Virunga Mountains
Type: Stratovolcano


Mount Nyiragongo is a dormant volcano in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Great Rift Valley or East African Rift. It is located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo some 19km north of the town of Goma and the Lake Kivu. The main crater is 250m deep, 2km wide and contains a lava lake. Many minor craters are spread around its flanks.


A stratovolcano, Mount Nyiragonga emits the fastest-flowing lava in the world. It last erupted on January 17, 2002, displacing an estimated 400,000 people and desroying part of the town of Goma.


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Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) (1124 words)
Nyiragongo is associated with the East African Rift and is part of the Virunga Volcanic Chain.
The town of Goma is 11 miles (18 km) south of the summit of Nyiragongo and on the shore of Lake Kivu.
From June 1982 to early 1982 the volcano was active with a lava lake in the crater and phreatic explosions and lava fountaining.
EO Natural Hazards: Nyiragongo Volcano Erupts in the Congo (310 words)
Mount Nyiragongo, located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, erupted today (January 17, 2002), ejecting a large cloud of smoke and ash high into the sky and spewing lava down three sides of the volcano.
Mount Nyiragongo is located roughly 10 km (6 miles) north of the town of Goma, near the Congo?s border with Rwanda.
Nyiragongo eruptions are extremely hazardous because the lava tends to be very fluid and travels down the slopes of the volcano quickly.
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