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  Karisimbi, Rwanda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Karisimbi is the highest of the eight major volcanoes of the Virunga field, a western branch of the East African rift valley.This stratovolcano is part of a group of volcanoes in the Bufumbira field which is an eastern region of Virunga.
Karisimbi lavas have been dated from 0.24 Ma to 0.010 Ma.
De Mulder, M.; 1986 K-Ar geochronology of the Karisimbi volcano (Virunga, Rwanda-Zaire; J. Afr.
volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/africa/karisimbi.html   (76 words)

  
 Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond: Karisimbi
Karisimbi is the highest of the volcanoes at nearly 15000 ft (4500 m), followed closely by Mikeno and Muhavura each at over 13000 ft (4000 m).
Karisimbi is a complex stratovolcano near the middle of the range which still retains a symmetrical form despite over 10000 years of inactivity, while Mikeno is a very old, eroded and extinct spire of bare rock just to north.
In fact, the name Karisimbi means "the white shell" in the local Kinyuruanda language, a reference to its occasionally snow-capped appearance.
www.skimountaineer.com /ROF/ROF.php?name=Karisimbi   (344 words)

  
 Mount Karisimbi -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Mount Karisimbi is a dormant (A mountain formed by volcanic material) volcano in the (additional info and facts about Virunga Mountains) Virunga Mountains of (A landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony) Rwanda.
He is with 4507 m (14,787 feet) the highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the (additional info and facts about East African Rift Valley) East African Rift Valley.
Between the Karisimbi and the Visoke is the Karisoke Research Center, which was founded by (additional info and facts about Dian Fossey) Dian Fossey in order to observe the (Gorilla of Kivu highlands) mountain gorillas living in this area.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/mount_karisimbi.htm   (222 words)

  
 SRL-2 - Central Africa gorilla habitat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
In the center of the image is the steep cone of Nyiragongo volcano, rising 3,465 meters (11,369 feet) high, with its central crater now occupied by a lava lake.
To the left are three volcanoes, Mount Karisimbi, rising 4,500 meters (14,800 feet) high; Mount Sabinyo, rising 3,600 meters (12,000 feet) high; and Mount Muhavura, rising 4,100 meters (13,500 feet) high.
The green patch to the center left of the image in the foothills of Karisimbi is a bamboo forest where the mountain gorillas live.
southport.jpl.nasa.gov /pio/srl2/sirc/captions/srl2-karisoke_cap.html   (370 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The steep cone in the center of the image is the Nyiragongo stratovolcano, which rises to 3,465 m (11,369 ft).
The three volcanoes to the right are Mt. Karisimbi, Mt Sainyo, and Mt. Muhavura.
The endangered mountain gorillas of Africa live in the bamboo forest on the southern flank of Mt Karisimbi which shows up as the green patch at the center right of the image.
www.geology.sdsu.edu /how_volcanoes_work/Thumblinks/Virunga_page.html   (201 words)

  
 Mount Karisimbi --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
It lies on the border of the republics of Congo (Kinshasa) and Rwanda, 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Goma, Congo, in the Virunga National Park.
Karisimbi is the habitat of gorillas and is known for its exotic plants; it also has four belts of vegetation, from the dense forest at its base to the barren volcanic…
Karisimbi is the habitat of gorillas and is known for its exotic plants; it also has four belts of vegetation, from the dense forest at...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9044726   (897 words)

  
 More Images of Karisimbi, Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Karisimbi - taken from the Mudende Commune within Gisenyi Prefecture on the campus of AUCA - Adventist University of Central Africa looking northeast.
A wide variety of vegetation grows on the slopes of Karisimbi.
One type that grows in the lower Afro-Alpine zones of Karisimbi is the Lobelia or Senecio plant.
volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/africa/more_karisimbi.html   (51 words)

  
 The Generation of Potassic Lavas from the Eastern Virunga Province, Rwanda
By contrast, whole-rock K-Ar ages from Karisimbi range from 30 to 120 ka (De Mulder, 1985), consistent with the much younger morphology of that volcano.
Low values of r are consistent with the large amount of heat required to drive contamination in a shallow crustal environment, whereas high values of r are predicted for assimilation of hotter, deeper crustal rocks (DePaolo, 1980).
The clinopyroxene xenocrysts define a 1·8 Ga secondary Pb isochron (Davies and Lloyd, 1989) and, whereas the linear trend was interpreted to reflect mixing between the host magma and lithospheric material, it is clear that the xenocrysts incorporate a significantly older component.
library.iem.ac.ru /j-petr/6-3998/html/egb039_gml.html   (10619 words)

  
 tkdan.com - karasimbi earth.google.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
There are three volcanoes, Karisimbi in the middle, and Lake Kivu off on the side.
This island is home to many of the military prisoners for Rwanda, I am still trying to find the camp via Earth.
Karisimbi is the furthest volcano, closest to the middle of the screen.
tkdan.com /post.php?id=56   (145 words)

  
 sts-59
The large volcano in the center of the image is Mt. Karisimbi (4,500 meters or 14,800 feet).
The hagenia vegetation zone on the slopes of Mount Karisimbi shows as a lighter green at bottom, with the Mimulopsis and mixed forest above in a darker green.
Agricultural terraces surround the reserve right up to the boundary, and the bamboo, hagenia forest, subalpine, and alpine ecosystems in the park are clearly differentiated.
www.informatics.org /gorilla/sts-59.html   (1247 words)

  
 tkdan.com - Mt. Karisimbi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Hiking is one thing, but climbing a volcano right on the border of Rwanda and the democratic republic of Congo is another.
It was just so much more than hiking; it was more like dragging ourselves up a mud slick freezing environment with weird exotic plants everywhere and all sorts of scenery that looks like it was painted on a canvas.
Of course as the story goes, we recently found interest in the towers on top of this volcano, Mt. Karisimbi.
www.tkdan.com /post.php?id=32#comment   (209 words)

  
 region
Ordinary farms now occupy the same area, indicating that the remaining forest land up to a similar elevation around the Virungas could be converted to farms in the future.
Karisimbi rises nearly 15,000 feet above sea level.
Virunga National Park was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger at the 18th Session of the World Heritage Committee (1994) in the wake of the war in neighboring Rwanda and the subsequent massive influx of refugees from that country which led to massive deforestation and poaching in the park and surrounding region.
www.informatics.org /gorilla/region.html   (465 words)

  
 VIRUNGA-VULKANE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Die zwei Vulkane, die in Zaire liegen, sind der Nyiragongo und der Nyiamuragira.
Zu der zentralen Gruppe zählen der mit 4507 m Höhe, größte Vulkan Karisimbi, Mikeno und der Visoke.
Die östliche Gruppe umfasst den Sabinyo, den Gahinga und den Munavura.
www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/V/Virunga-Vulkane   (105 words)

  
 Karisimbi - Information
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At 4507 m (14,787 ft), Karisimbi is the highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the East African Rift Valley.
www.logicjungle.com /wiki/Karisimbi   (157 words)

  
 50/50 - South Africa's top evironmental television magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Thousands of people were left homeless when Congo’s Karisimbi volcano erupted ten days ago near the town of Goma.
Although the lava flow seemed quite slow and people actually had time to flee with some of their possessions, many lost their lives because of explosions caused by the hot lava.
Fortunately at least the gorillas seem to have come through the ordeal quite well.
www.5050.co.za /print.asp?table=AllInserts&ID=2746&referrer=/inserts.asp?ID=2746   (228 words)

  
 Rwanda : Gorilla trip to the Virunga Volcanoes
PNV is home of five Virunga volcanoes: Sabyinyo (3.674 m), Gahinga (3.474 m), Bisoke (3711 m), Muhabura (4.127 m), and the Karisimbi, the highest volcano with an altitude of 4.507 m.
The Rwanda Tourism Office (ORTPN) is thinking to reopen the Mt Karisimbi again to hikers and mountaineers.
Distance (travelling time): Access to the area starts with Ruhengeri a town about 1h30 drive from Kigali and afterwards to Kinigi (14 km from Ruhengeri) where the park headquarters are located.
www.magic-safaris.com /05_wherewhat/04_rwanda/gorilla_trip.asp   (716 words)

  
 Virunga
It extends along the eastern rim of the Great Rift Valley and separates the basins of the Nile and Congo rivers.
Karisimbi (14,786 ft/4,507 m) is the highest peak, and the range includes
Much of the range is now administered as national park land.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0851009.html   (136 words)

  
 Tomicles’ Blog » All of the random header images   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
This was the helicopter that picked us up in Kigali, and dropped us off around 12,000 feet, the highest feasible landing spot on the volcano.
Top of mount Karisimbi: This is the group picture of the bunch of us from the top of Mount Karisimbi.
It took roughly three hours to hike to the top, and it was Icy and cold.
tomicles.com /wordpress/header-images   (754 words)

  
 Virunga-Vulkane - netlexikon
Zu der zentralen Gruppe zählen der Karisimbi, der mit 4.507 m Höhe größte Vulkan der Gebirgskette, der Mikeno (4.437 m) und der Visoke (3.711 m).
Insbesondere zum Schutz der Berggorillas, die sonst nur noch im Bwindi Nationalpark in Uganda vorkommen, gründete Prinz Albert 1925 den ersten afrikanischen Nationalpark, den Albert Nationalpark, auch Virunga-Nationalpark genannt.
Zwischen dem Karisimbi und dem Visoke liegt das Karisoke Research Center, eine Forschungsstation für Berggorillas.
www.lexikon-definition.de /Virunga-Vulkane.html   (206 words)

  
 The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Karisimbi@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
babies _ a bonding ritual among the gentle, playful titans of the Karisimbi Mountain.There are no mountain gorillas in captivity, and all of them...
Virunga en Zaire, del Parque Nacional de los Volcanes de Ruanda, con sus nombres fastuosos --montes Mikeno, Visoke, Kabara, Karisimbi-- y su leyenda de Dian Fossey, los gorilas en la niebla (existir n a n?), han sido los testigos de esta columna humana de...
of evil people are said to burn for eternity in its crater, while those of the pure go east to dwell on snow-covered Mount Karisimbi, one of the six extinct volcanoes in neighboring Rwanda that are also part of the Virunga chain.
www.highbeam.com /ref/doc0.asp?docid=1E1:X-Karisimb   (274 words)

  
 Virtual Tour IV for Case 7:The East African Rift System and Volcanism in the Virunga Mountains, Rwanda, Africa
: Mt. Karisimbi and Exotic Crops in the Upper Afro-Montane Forest Belt.
: View of the Southwestern Slopes of Mt. Karisimbi.
: Low Sedges and Sphagnum Mosses in the Nival Zone--the Summit of Mt. Karisimbi.
www.wiley.com /legacy/college/ford_test/case7/images/tour_5/tour_5.html   (301 words)

  
 Kiwibox.com - Articles - Teen Magazine for Music, Entertainment, Games, Fashion and more
Fossey lived and worked with the mountain gorillas that lived in the Visoke and Karisimbi Mountains.
She founded Karisoke (the combination of the words Visoke and Karisimbi Mountains that the grillas inhabit made up for the name Karisoke) Research Center and brought the most awareness to the mountain gorillas.
I really enjoyed this book because it was well written and I liked how the author included pieces of Dr. Fossey's journal into he book.
www.kiwibox.com /article.asp?a=5635   (641 words)

  
 HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?FN=AO&search_almanacs=on&refid=ency_refd&q=Karisimbi   (133 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - On the gorilla trail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Rwanda — Through mossy vines, I was watching large fl fuzzy heads munch quietly on leafy lunches when I noticed that I, too, was being watched, closely, on Mount Karisimbi.
Tourists in Rwanda can visit four groups of gorillas that have been habituated.
www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/2004-02-05-rwanda_x.htm   (1552 words)

  
 MusicUganda.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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Karitas Karisimbi is one of the hosts of the afternoon show.
Click on the picture above to read a previous interview
www.musicuganda.com /radio   (647 words)

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