5-716: Virunga may refer to: Virunga Mountains , a chain of volcanoes in East Africa Virunga National Park , in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Virunga Foundation , nature conservation body, mainly in the Virunga National Park DC Virunga , a Congolese football club based in Goma Stade de Virunga , a multi-use stadium in Goma Virunga (film) ,
10-657: A 2014 documentary Virunga: The Passion of Dian Fossey , Canadian title of the 1987 book Woman in the Mists by Farley Mowat Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Virunga . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virunga&oldid=961819886 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
15-657: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Virunga Mountains 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
20-652: The DRC. Recent eruptions occurred in 2006, 2010 and May 2021. Mount Karisimbi is the highest volcano at 4,507 metres (14,787 ft). The oldest mountain is Mount Sabyinyo , which rises 3,634 metres (11,923 ft) above sea level. The Virunga Mountains are home of the endangered mountain gorilla , listed on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species due to habitat loss , poaching , disease, and war (Butynski et al. 2003). The Karisoke Research Center , founded by Dian Fossey to observe gorillas in their native habitat,
25-536: The western branch of the East African Rift . They are located between Lake Edward and Lake Kivu . The name "Virunga" is an English version of the Kinyarwanda word ibirunga , which means "volcanoes". The mountain range consists of eight major volcanoes. Most of them are dormant, except Mount Nyiragongo 3,462 metres (11,358 ft) and Mount Nyamuragira 3,063 metres (10,049 ft), both in
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