Mount Muhabura, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an
inactive volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...
in the
Virunga Mountains on the border between
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
and
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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. At Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the
Albertine Rift
The Albertine Rift is the western branch of the East African Rift, covering parts of Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.
It extends from the northern end of Lake Albert to the southern end of Lake Tan ...
, the western branch of the
East African Rift
The East African Rift (EAR) or East African Rift System (EARS) is an active continental rift zone in East Africa. The EAR began developing around the onset of the Miocene, 22–25 million years ago. In the past it was considered to be part of a ...
. Its summit contains a small
crater lake
Crater Lake (Klamath language, Klamath: ''Giiwas'') is a volcanic crater lake in south-central Oregon in the western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The ...
. The limited evidence for this volcano suggests that it last erupted some time in the
Holocene
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, but the exact date is not known. Muhabura is partly in the
Volcanoes National Park
Volcanoes National Park is a national park in northwestern Rwanda. It covers of rainforest and encompasses five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, namely Mount Karisimbi, Karisimbi, Mount Bisoke, Bisoke, Mount Muhabura, Muhabura, M ...
, Rwanda and partly in the
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is a national park in southwestern Uganda. It was created in 1991 and covers an area of .
Geography
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in the Virunga Mountains and encompasses three inactive volcanoes, name ...
, Uganda.
![Team hiking on mt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Team_hiking_on_mt.Muhavula.jpg)
The name Muhabura means "The Guide" in the local language,
Kinyarwanda
Kinyarwanda, Rwandan or Rwanda, officially known as Ikinyarwanda, is a Bantu language and a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language that is spoken in Rwanda and adjacent parts of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda (where there ...
.
It can be seen from many parts of Uganda and Rwanda because of its slope.
See also
*
List of volcanoes in Rwanda
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Rwanda.
References
{{Rwanda topics
Rwanda
Volcanoes
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*
List of volcanoes in Uganda
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Uganda.
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Lists of volcanoes, Uganda
Volcanoes of Uganda,
Lists of landforms of Uganda, Volcanoes ...
References
External links
Hike Muhabura Volcano with Bamboo Ecotours
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Mount Muhabura
Mount Muhabura, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an inactive volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and Uganda. At Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the Al ...
International mountains of Africa
Volcanoes of Africa
Mountains of Rwanda
Mountains of Uganda
Stratovolcanoes of Rwanda
Stratovolcanoes of Uganda
Mount Muhabura
Mount Muhabura, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an inactive volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and Uganda. At Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the Al ...
Mount Muhabura
Mount Muhabura, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an inactive volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and Uganda. At Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the Al ...
Four-thousanders of Africa