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Nyiragongo is one of the most active and beautiful volcanoes in the world. It is a large stratovolcano located inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mt. Nyiragongo’s main crater is about 2 km wide and contains the largest, continuous lava lake on Earth.
Location: | Virunga, DRC |
Coordinates: | -1.521338, 29.247704 |
Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano |
Mount Nyiragongo's location
May 2021: Major eruption including lava fountaining and flows. No threat to Goma at this time.
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Mount Nyiragongo's Eruptive History
1970's | Lava lake active, effusive eruptions from within the crater. In 1977 a flank eruption occurred (on the SE flank). Post this, the lava lake drained completely. |
1982 | Fire fountaining created a new lava lake. |
1994 | After draining again, the lava lake became active again. |
2002 | January - At 5am, Nyiragongo erupted. Three separate lava flows moved down the E, W and S flanks. These flows reached Goma and into Lake Kivu. A substantial ash plume was generated also. 245 people died. |
2020 | The lava lake persists. A small eruptive cone within the crater remains active. |
2021 | May - Flank eruption and lava flows. A highway to Beni has been cut off by lava. The summit lava lake has drained, similar to events that happened on Ambrym. |
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