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Murara

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Mountain type
  
Cinder cone

Mountain range
  
Virunga Mountains

Last eruption
  
1977

Parent range
  
Virunga Mountains

Elevation
  
less than 3,058 metres (10,033 feet)

Location
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Similar
  
Nyamuragira, Mount Nyiragongo, Mount Karisimbi, Mount Gahinga, Mount Mikeno

Murara was a small, short-lived, cinder cone on the flank of Mount Nyamuragira, that began erupting on December 23, 1976. Eruptions from Murara reduced considerably after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo on January 10, 1977 and ended completely in April 1977.

Map of Murara, Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

Murara Wikipedia