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  • Posted By: Tom on Nov 19, 2011 12:16PM Category: Eruptions & current activity
    Send us your photos!
    If you were lucky to see the eruption, please let us know your observations & photos here if you like!
    Tags: Nyamuragira
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  • Posted By: LuAnne Cadd on Nov 11, 2011 05:03PM Category: Eruptions & current activity
    Volcano Eruption Treks at Virunga National Park
    We'd like to let everyone know that Virunga National Park is launching a new overnight trek into a close but safe area near this erupting volcano. ... more
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Nyamuragira volcano (DRCongo), eruption update & photos: lava fountains 200-300 m tall build up a new cone

Wednesday Nov 16, 2011 20:28 PM | Age: 192 days

Tourists at the eruption site of Nyamuragira (9? Nov, photo: ©Cai Tjeenk Willink-Virunga National Park)
Tourists at the eruption site of Nyamuragira (9? Nov, photo: ©Cai Tjeenk Willink-Virunga National Park)
The eruption of Nyamuragira (9? Nov, photo: ©Cai Tjeenk Willink-Virunga National Park)
The eruption of Nyamuragira (9? Nov, photo: ©Cai Tjeenk Willink-Virunga National Park)
The eruption at Nyamuragira, stated to be the "largest one in 100 years" in the media (arguably, perhaps it is rather one of the most accessible and beautiful ones), continues into the second week. The Virunga National Park in Goma offers guided overnight treks to see the eruption of the volcano from close.
It seems that lava fountains are still active and reach 200-300 m height and have already built up a sizable, probably ca. 100 m high flank cone.

Update 16 Nov:
A set of pictures from the eruption is now available at:
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/nyamuragira/eruption/nov2011/photos.html
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Nyamuragira volcano (DRCongo): eruption intensifies producing tall lava fountains

Tuesday Nov 08, 2011 11:41 AM | Age: 201 days

The new eruption of Nyamuragira volcano on day 2 is putting on a spectacular show, producing tall lava fountains (a few 100 m high) that can be seen shooting out of the main vent and feeding a lava flow. A small elongated cone, perhaps already as much as 50-100 m high, has already formed around the vent.
A video posted by the National Park can be seen at: YouTube.
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Nyamuragira volcano (DRCongo): new flank eruption on 6 Nov

Monday Nov 07, 2011 11:19 AM | Age: 202 days

The new fissure eruption of Nyamuragira on the evening of 6 Nov (photo: Virunga National Park)
The new fissure eruption of Nyamuragira on the evening of 6 Nov (photo: Virunga National Park)
Nyamuragira volcano in the DRCongo started to erupt last night as park rangers of the Virunga National Park report on facebook. Nyamuragira is a large shield volcano north of Nyiragongo volcano near Goma town and belongs to the Virunga National Park.
Its eruptions produce curtains of fire and large lava flows, which normally are no harm to inhabited areas as the volcano is very remote. In recent years, it has been almost impossible to access due to the presence of armed guerrilla troops hiding in this area.
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