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Last Minute Eruption Special Tour: Expedition to Nyamuragira volcano 21-25 Jan 2012Monday Jan 16, 2012 19:15 PM | Age: 131 days
BY: TOM As our group who just came back reports (see last post below), the eruption of Nyamuragira seems to have intensified again. We are planning an expedition to see this eruption in the next week. If you are interested, please get in touch with us as soon as possible! Planned tour date: 21 Jan (arrival in Kigali) - 25 Jan (back to Kigali) Program: spend 3 nights near the eruption between 22-25 Jan. Cost: 3200 USD Max participants: 8 (2 spaces left)
Nyamuragira volcano (DR Congo), update: eruption continues with lava fountains and lava flowMonday Jan 16, 2012 11:11 AM | Age: 132 days
BY: T  The VolcanoDiscovery group at the erupting flank cone of Nyamuragira volcano (8 Jan 2012)  Lava fountains from Nyamuragira volcano (8 Jan 2012)  Lava fountain and the active lava flow emerging from the breach of the erupting flank cone of Nyamuragira volcano (8 Jan 2012) Our expedition group just returned from a visit to the area on 8 Jan and a series of spectacular images and videos is now available.
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Nyamuragira volcano (DR Congo), update: new satellite images show active lava flowsFriday Jan 06, 2012 11:48 AM | Age: 142 days
BY: T  NASA satellite image of the eruption area of Nyamuragira taken on 3 Jan 2012  False-color image showing Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira volcano (3 Jan 2012) Nyamuragira (also spelled Nyamulagira), is a massive basaltic shield volcano located north of Goma (DR Congo) and near the other active volcano, Nyiragongo, famous for its permanent lava lake. Nyamuragira is one of Africa's largest and most active volcanoes. Its current eruption started in November 2012 from a flank vent located in an uninhabited area about 10 km ENE side of the volcano's summit.
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