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Virunga Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Volcan Karisimbi (4519 m/14,826 ft)
Countries	Congo DRC (95%), Rwanda (94%), Uganda (11%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Nord-Kivu (47%), Sud-Kivu (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	7,707 sq km / 2,976 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	149 km / 93 mi North-South 82 km / 51 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	1° 33' S; 29° 25' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Virunga Mountains
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East Rift Valley Ranges	Level 3 (Parent)
Ruwenzori	Level 4 (Sibling)
Virunga Mountains	Level 4
Burundi Highlands	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Virunga Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Volcan Karisimbi	4519	14,826
2.	Mikeno	4437	14,557
3.	Muhabura	4127	13,540
4.	Visoke	3711	12,175
5.	Sabinyo	3634	11,923
6.	Gahinga	3474	11,398
7.	Nyiragongo	3470	11,385
8.	Nyamulagira	3056	10,026
9.	Muside	3000	9843
10.	Dunyo	2775	9104
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Virunga Mountains

Volcan Karisimbi 4507 m - Karisimbi (2017-02-20). Photo by Jan Matiášek. Click here for larger-size photo.	Muhabura John on top with guide, soldier, and 2 porters (2018-06-08). Photo by John Anholm. Click here for larger-size photo.
Nyiragongo 3470 m - Nyiragongo (2017-02-23). Photo by Jan Matiášek. Click here for larger-size photo.

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