Mount Bisoke
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Mount Bisoke (also Visoke) is an active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the summit is located in Rwanda. It is located approximately 35 km northeast of the town of Goma and the adjacent Lake Kivu.
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Mount Bisoke | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,711 m (12,175 ft) |
Prominence | 581 m (1,906 ft) |
Coordinates | 1°27′39″S 29°28′54″E |
Geography | |
Location | Rwanda / Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Parent range | Virunga Mountains |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | August 1957 |
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