Murara
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Murara was a small, short-lived, volcano on the flank of Mount Nyamuragira
, that began erupting on December 23, 1976. Eruptions from Murara reduced considerably after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo
on January 10, 1977 and ended completely in April 1977.
Mount Nyamuragira
Nyamuragira is an active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated about 25 km north of Lake Kivu.It has been described as Africa's most active volcano and has erupted over 40 times since 1885...
, that began erupting on December 23, 1976. Eruptions from Murara reduced considerably after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo
Mount Nyiragongo
Mount Nyiragongo is a stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Great Rift Valley. It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 20 km north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just west of the border with Rwanda. The main crater...
on January 10, 1977 and ended completely in April 1977.