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Virunga (vēr ng`gä), volcanic range of mountains, E Congo, N Rwanda, and SW Uganda, central Africa, NE of Lake Kivu. It extends along the eastern rim of the Great Rift Valley and separates the basins of the Nile and Congo rivers. Karisimbi (14,786 ft/4,507 m) is the highest peak, and the range includes Nyiragongo Nyiragongo (nyē'rägông`gō), active volcano (c...... Click the link for more information. and other active volcanoes. Much of the range is now administered as national park land. It is also called the Mfumbiro range. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In the Congo's Virunga National Park--a world heritage site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 1979--an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 cubic metres of wood and grass had been collected each day by refugees during a five-month period. Dodging bullets in the country's parks are some of the most charismatic of animals: the mountain gorillas in Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega and the world's last few dozen northern white rhinos in Garamba. I recall the road climbing out of Goma into the Virunga game park, where at night the volcano glowed smoky orange, and by day the dilapidated bus crossed a green savanna strewn with acacia trees, herds of buffalo and elephants, and belching hot springs. |
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