Mount Karisimbi a stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo . At 4,507 metres (14,787 ft), Karisimbi is the highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of Albertine Rift , the western branch of the East African Rift . Karisimbi is flanked by Mikeno to the north, Bisoke to the east and Nyiragongo to the west, on the other side of the Rift Valley. Karisimbi is the 11th highest mountain of Africa .
3-572: Karisimbi may refer to: Mount Karisimbi , an inactive volcano in the Virunga Mountains Karisimbi (commune) , an administrative division of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Karisimbi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
6-438: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karisimbi&oldid=932933801 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mount Karisimbi The name Karisimbi comes from the word 'amasimbi', which means snow in
9-593: The local Kinyarwanda language. Snow can mostly be found during the dry season in June, July and August on the top of the volcano. Between Karisimbi and Bisoke is the Karisoke Research Center, which was founded by Dian Fossey in order to observe the mountain gorillas living in this area. On February 27, 1908, an expedition led by Egon Von Kirschstein was coming down the Branca Crater when
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