It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 12 km (7.5 mi) north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just west of the border with Rwanda. The main crater is about two kilometres (1 mi) wide and usually contains a lava lake.

2021年5月24日 · Some of it headed toward the city of Goma, a metropolis just six miles away that’s home to around 1.5 million people. The night sky shimmered with a crimson hue as lava, sometimes piling up to...

Goma is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Mount Goma, an extinct volcano, lies at the public port of Goma. This hill was formed during ancient volcanic eruptions and …

On 22 May 2021, Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo began erupting. As of 25 May, 32 people died as a result of the eruption and 1,000 homes were destroyed. According to a Virunga National Park official, the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo is similar to the eruption in 2002, which caused the death of 250 people.

2022年5月22日 · Goma, the capital city of the North Kivu region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a thriving metropolis that is home to around two million people. But lying just 15 kilometres to the north is Mount Nyiragongo, an active volcano with the fastest-flowing lava in …

2007年9月18日 · One of these ancient (undated) tuff cones (Mount Goma) is located within Goma, on the shore of Lake Kivu. [47] The northern portion of the fracture system active during the January 2002 eruption developed in 1977, when highly fluid lava flows, stopping a few kilometers from Goma, were emitted.

2021年5月28日 · Around 400,000 people have fled the city of Goma and its surroundings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the threat of another volcanic eruption at Mount Nyiragongo looms, a ...

2021年5月22日 · Around 8,000 people crossed into Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to seek refuge following the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday, Rwanda’s Emergency ...

2024年7月23日 · This map integrates pre- and post-eruption Landsat Natural Color layers and highlights the 2002 Nyiragongo lava flow to visually compare the significant changes in the landscape, habitats, and ecosystem of Mount Nyiragongo and the City of Goma.

2024年8月20日 · This story map follows the eruption of mount Nyirangongo, following its May 2021 eruption. Details are provided on the location of the volcano, thermal hotspots, lithology information and SAR imagery.