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Africa / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Western / Mount Bisoke
Record SL-859696 · Wikidata Q804039

Mount Bisoke

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Elevation
3,711 m
12,175 ft
Prominence
581 m
Isolation
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Coordinates
1.5111° S, 29.4483° E
Grid ref
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Mount Bisoke
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Description

Wikipedia

Mount Bisoke (also Visoke) is an active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the summit is located in Rwanda. It is located approximately 35 km northeast of the town of Goma and the adjacent Lake Kivu.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Mount Karisimbi 4,507 m N 9° 1.2 km