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The Virunga Mountains (also known as Mufumbiro) are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, in the area where Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Uganda meet. The mountain range is a branch of the Albertine Rift Mountains , which border the western branch of the East African Rift .
Las montañas Virunga son una cadena de volcanes en África oriental, a lo largo del borde septentrional de Ruanda, la República Democrática del Congo y Uganda. La cordillera es una rama del Rift Albertino, parte del Gran Valle del Rift. Se localizan entre el lago Eduardo y el lago Kivu.
Virunga Mountains, volcanic range north of Lake Kivu in east-central Africa, extending about 50 miles (80 km) along the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Of its eight major volcanic peaks, the highest is Karisimbi at 14,787 feet (4,507 meters).
The property includes the spectacular massifs of Rwenzori and Virunga Mountains containing the two most active volcanoes of Africa. The wide diversity of habitats produces exceptional biodiversity, notably endemic species and rare and globally threatened species such as the mountain gorilla.
El Parque nacional de Virunga [1] , antiguamente llamado Parque nacional Albert, está situado en la frontera oriental de la República Democrática del Congo, desde las montañas Virunga hasta los montes Ruwenzori. Bordea los parques nacionales de los Volcanes, en Ruanda y de los Montes Ruwenzori, en Uganda.
Virunga National Park is a national park in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1925. In elevation, it ranges from 680 m (2,230 ft) in the Semliki River valley to 5,109 m (16,762 ft) in the Rwenzori Mountains .
13 de dic. de 2022 · The Virunga Mountains that mark the southern sector of the park consist of eight major volcanoes, most of which are dormant. The two active volcanoes in the range – Mount Nyiragongo and Mount Nyamuragira – are in Virunga National Park, and both reach heights of over 3,000 metres.
