Nyiragongo Volcano Videos
Stratovolcano 3470 m / 11,384 ft
DRCongo, -1.52°S / 29.25°E
Boiling lava lake in Nyiragongo volcano, DR CongoDRCongo, -1.52°S / 29.25°E
Lava lake of Nyiragongo volcano, DR Congo
Lava fountains erupt on the surface of the world's largest active lava lake as a result of violent degassing.
Lava lake of Nyiragongo volcano, DR Congo
Lava lake of Nyiragongo volcano
Degassing fountain on the surface of the lava lake of Nyiragongo, Jan 2011, taken during the recent expedition with VolcanoDiscovery: http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/africa/nyiragongo_lava_lake_gorillas.html nyiragongo i42050
Links and recommended reading:
Publications:
- Allard P., Baxter P., Halbwachs M., Kasareka M., Komorowski J.C., Joron J.L. (2003), The most destructive effusive eruption in modern history: Nyiragongo 2003, Geophysical Research Abstracts, v. 5, 11970

Older publications:
- Verhoogen, Jean: Les volcans Virunga et l'éruption du Nyamlagira de 1938 / par J. Verhoogen, S. 326 - 353. (Frankfurt University Library, Germany)
- Meyer, André: Study of the Volcano Nyiragongo : a progress report / by Thure G. Sahama and André Meyer. - Bruxelles : Hayez, 1958 (Frankfurt University Library)
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