List of volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Volcanoes
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
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May-Ya-Moto | 2000 | - | 0°56′S 29°20′E / 0.93°S 29.33°E / -0.93; 29.33 | - |
Nyamuragira | 3058 | 10,033 | 1°24′29″S 29°12′00″E / 1.408°S 29.20°E / -1.408; 29.20 | 2023 (continuing) |
Mount Nyiragongo | 3470 | 11,384 | 1°31′S 29°15′E / 1.52°S 29.25°E / -1.52; 29.25 | 2023 (continuing) |
Tshibinda | 1460 | 4790 | 2°19′S 28°45′E / 2.32°S 28.75°E / -2.32; 28.75 | Holocene |
Bisoke | 3711 | 12,175 | 1°28′12″S 29°29′31″E / 1.47°S 29.492°E / -1.47; 29.492 | 1957 |
References
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).
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