Facts About Mount Nyiragongo Eruption Active Volcano Congo, Mount Nyiragongo in Democratic Republic of Congo and the oldest National Park of Virunga national Park it lies on the Active Volcano of Mt Nyiragongo that is open for tourism and other visitors for hiking/climbing and it’s still Erupting up-to-now
Mt Nyiragongo is an active volcano with an elevation of 3470m (11382 ft) in the Virunga Mountains in the line of Albertine Rift Valley, Nyiragongo is located in the Virunga National Park in the Congo (DRC) about 15kms from Goma Town and Lake Kivu, bordering with Rwanda, the main crater of Mt Nyiragongo is about two kilometers wide and contains active lava lake in it.
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Mt Nyiragongo crater has two distinct cooled lava benches within the crater walls and one is about 3,175 meters (10,417 ft), the lower one is about 2,975 m (9,760 ft) Mount Nyiragongo’s lava lake is the most voluminous lava lake in history today.
The depth of the lava lake varies; its maximum elevation of the lava lake is recorded 3,250 m (10,660 ft) prior to the January 1977 eruption, this lava lake is 600mts depth of about (2,000 ft).
Mt Nyiragongo is found in the eastern part of Congo (DRC) at the altitude of 3470m in the mountains of Virunga National Park, climbing/hiking up Mount Nyiragongo is not difficult, and reaching the top doesn’t take more than 5 hours.
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Since 1882 Mt Nyiragongo has erupted 34 times including many periods where activity was continuous for years at a time, often in the form of a churning lava lake in the crater, volcano overlaps with two older volcanoes, Baratu and Shaheru, and is also surrounded by hundreds of small volcanic cinder cones from different eruptions, lava lake activity continued through 2010.
Nyiragongo eruption is the most active Volcano in Africa, Mt Nyiragongo is one of eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, climbing Mt Nyiragongo volcano is a lifetime experience, the hiking begins at the Kibati ranger post, which is 30 minutes drive from Goma town, the Park rangers lead all treks and porters are available and ready to hike with you, reaching the top depends on the fitness of each person in the group but maximum it takes 4 – 6 hours on a good day
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In the whole world, there are 4 permanent lava lakes but mount Nyiragongo is the largest and the most Active, book a hiking permit and Congo Gorilla tracking permits with Kisoro Tours Uganda for you to enjoy the Climbing/hiking Adventures to Mt Nyiragongo.
Facts About Mount Nyiragongo Eruption Active Volcano Congo
