Nyiragongo is a two-mile-high volcano towering over the eastern edge ... was a stunning sight: a lake of lava. The lake was 700 feet across—one of the largest in the world—with a mesmerizing ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Nyiragongo volcano saw its last major eruption in 2002. When it's not erupting, it's home to the world's largest lava lake. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook ...

4. Crater and Lava Lake Nyiragongo's most unique feature is its enormous summit crater. It is 2,600 feet deep, or nearly half a mile. As seismic activity within the volcano increases, the crater ...

Deep within Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Virunga National Park is home to some of the continent’s most active volcanoes, ...

The Nyiragongo volcano is one of eight on the borders ... In 1977, up to 2,000 people died when a 1,000 metre-wide lake of lava burst through fissures in Nyiragongo's flanks at 60 km (40 miles ...

An aerial view shows lava flowing from the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near Goma ... They say due to the volcano’s proximity to Congo’s Lake Kivu, it could cause a limnic eruption ...

Nyiragongo is a large stratovolcano near Lake Kivu at the eastern border ... meaning that they can catch up to speeding cars. “This volcano’s lava is remarkably fluid and can move at 60mph ...

Among the most active and deadly of these volcanoes is Nyiragongo, a so-called stratovolcano located just north of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this interactive ...