Muhabura
Muhabura | ||
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Muhabura (right) and Gahinga |
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height | 4127 m | |
location | Uganda / Rwanda border | |
Mountains | Virunga volcanoes | |
Coordinates | 1 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ S , 29 ° 40 ′ 40 ″ E | |
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Type | Stratovolcano |
The Muhabura (also Muhavura ) is a volcano on the border between Rwanda and Uganda and belongs to the Virunga chain. At 4127 m, the Muhabura is the third highest of the eight Virunga volcanoes . The mountain lies within the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and to a small extent in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. The mountain is accessible to tourists from the Ugandan side. There is a small crater lake on the top .
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Augit of Muhabura
Web links
- Muhabura in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Muhabura on Peakbagger.com (English)