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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Best time to visit Mount Nyiragongo: Jun–Aug. Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m (11,385 ft) in the Virunga…
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The best time to visit Mount Nyiragongo is Jun–Aug, in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mount Nyiragongo is in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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.
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