What the records say
- When
- 8050 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 1.51° S, 29.45° E
- Date uncertainty
- year uncertain
- Dated by
- Isotopic: K/Ar
- Volcano number
- 223040
- Eruption number
- 14108
Mount Karisimbi
Volcano in Africa
Mount Karisimbi is a stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. At 4,507 metres (14,787 ft), Karisimbi is the highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page