List of volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Appearance
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Volcanoes
[edit]| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| May-Ya-Moto | 2000 | - | 0°56′S 29°20′E / 0.93°S 29.33°E | - |
| Nyamuragira | 3058 | 10,033 | 1°24′29″S 29°12′00″E / 1.408°S 29.20°E | 2023 (continuing) |
| Mount Nyiragongo | 3470 | 11,384 | 1°31′S 29°15′E / 1.52°S 29.25°E | 2023 (continuing) |
| Tshibinda | 1460 | 4790 | 2°19′S 28°45′E / 2.32°S 28.75°E | Holocene |
| Bisoke | 3711 | 12,175 | 1°28′12″S 29°29′31″E / 1.47°S 29.492°E | 1957 |
| Karisimbi | 4507 | 14,787 | 1°30′20″S 29°27′03″E / 1.50563°S 29.45072°E | 8050 BCE[1] |
| Mikeno | 4437 | 14,557 | 1°27′53″S 29°27′00″E / 1.46471°S 29.45°E | Pleistocene |
| Visoke | 3711 | 12,175 | 1°27′39″S 29°28′54″E / 1.460833°S 29.481667°E | 1957 |
| Sabinyo | 3669 | 12,037 | 1°14′S 29°22′E / 1.24°S 29.36°E | Pleistocene |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Volcanism Program Karisimbi". Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).