It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 12 km (7.5 mi) north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just west of the border with Rwanda. …

Dec 3, 2024 · Mount Nyiragongo, active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of east-central Africa. It lies in the volcano region of Virunga National Park, Congo (Kinshasa), near the border with …

May 24, 2021 · Nyiragongo, whose peak stands 11,400 feet above the DRC’s Virunga National Park, owes its existence to two things. One is the leisurely geologic fragmentation of Eastern …

Aug 5, 2023 · Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), within the Virunga National Park. It is one of the …

Nyiragongo's lava during 2021 eruption 28 May map of lava extent and tremors in relation to Goma. At about 6:30 p.m. on 22 May 2021, a flank of Mount Nyiragongo erupted and lava …

May 31, 2021 · The peculiar location of Mount Nyiragongo on a highly active segment of the African rift favours quick ascent of magma (molten material) from about 100 km beneath the …

Mount Nyiragongo is a composite volcano located in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The volcano consists of a huge (2km wide) crater, usually filled with a lava lake, …

Aug 20, 2024 · Mount Nyiragongo is a stratovolcano characterized by its steep-sloped cone, formed from alternating layers of hardened lava, solidified ash, and rocks from past eruptions …

Jan 15, 2025 · Mount Nyiragongo, an active stratovolcano notable for its quasi-permanent lava lake in the Democratic Republic of Congo, poses significant risks due to its frequent eruptions …

Nyiragongo (3470 m a.s.l.) is, by shape, a stratovolcano. It is located in the western part of the Virunga volcanic province (North Kivu, D.R. Congo), in the depression of the western branch …