MOUNT NYIRAGONGO VOLCANO

SYLLABUS: GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 1 (GEOGRAPHY) CONTEXT: Seismologists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were still reporting earthquakes around the Mount Nyiragongo volcano a week after it erupted. About Mount Nyiragongo It is an active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of east-central Africa. The Virunga Mountains are associated with the Albertine Rift. It lies in the volcano region of Virunga National Park, Congo (Kinshasa), near the border with Rwanda, 12 miles (19 km) north of Goma. Mount Nyiragongo is part of the Virunga volcanic chain and owes its existence to the activity of the African Great Rift. The rift is constantly extending and opening.....Read More