* 2002 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400, 000 people.

** Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire ( now the Democratic Republic of the Congo ).

* January 17 – The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo displaces an estimated 400, 000 people.

The eruption of nearby Mount Nyiragongo in 2002 sent lava flowing into the lake, raising fears that a gas eruption could be triggered, but fortunately it was not, as the flow of lava stopped well before it got near the bottom layers of the lake where the gas is maintained in solution by the water pressure.

* Volcano: On January 18, 2002, the day after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, six Kingdom Halls in the vicinity received three tons of basic necessities and housed 1800 refugees.

* January 17-Eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400, 000 people.

The National Geographic film The Violent Earth followed Tazieff's expeditions to the volcanoes Mount Etna, Sicily in 1971 and Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo ( then known as Zaire ) in 1972 in which he attempted, unsuccessfully, to descend into the active lava lake in order to collect samples ( which he had achieved on a previous expedition in 1959 ).

Mount Nyiragongo is a stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift.

Cone of the flanks of Mount Nyiragongo

Nyiragongo, Mount

Mount Nyiragongo

Most of them are dormant, except Mount Nyiragongo and Mount Nyamuragira, both in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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* Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo

The northern shore of the lake on which Goma and Gisenyi lie is a flat plain featuring lava formations from the eruptions of nearby Mount Nyiragongo.

If the water were to become heavily saturated, it could become an even greater risk to human and animal life, as it is located very close to a potential trigger, Mount Nyiragongo, an active volcano that erupted in January 2002.

These include Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Mount Longonot, Menengai Crater, Mount Karisimbi, Mount Nyiragongo, Mount Meru and Mount Elgon as well as the Crater Highlands in Tanzania.

Forty miles farther north is Mount Moosilauke, Dartmouth's own mountain.

And on the summit of Mount Washington, where thirty-five degrees below zero is commonplace and the wind velocity has registered higher than anywhere else in the world, there is a kind of wisdom to be found that other men often seek in the Himalayas `` because it is there ''.

Aquarius is also sometimes identified with Ganymede, a youth in Greek mythology who was taken to Mount Olympus by Zeus to act as cup-carrier to the gods.

Mount Ararat, at the highest point in Turkey, is located in the Anti-Taurus.

* 1934 – The strongest surface wind gust in the world at 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire.

The largest of these, Mount Aragats, high, is also the highest point in Armenia.

Adelaide is north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the Adelaide Plains between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges which surround the city.

The usual Eastern arrangement is exemplified in the plan of the convent of the Great Lavra, Mount Athos.

* 1942 – World War II: The flag of Nazi Germany is installed atop the Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus mountain range.

In the text, he is credited with winning the battle of Mount Badon.

At no great distance east of this rift-valley is Mount Kilimanjaro-with its two peaks Kibo and Mawenzi, the latter being, and the culminating point of the whole continent — and Mount Kenya, which is.

The city centre is laid out on two perpendicular axes: a water axis stretching along Lake Burley Griffin, and a ceremonial land axis stretching from Parliament House on Capital Hill north-eastward along ANZAC Parade to the Australian War Memorial at the foot of Mount Ainslie.

The larger scheme of Canberra's layout is based on the three peaks surrounding the city, Mount Ainslie, Black Mountain, and Red Hill.

The main symmetrical axis of the city is along ANZAC Parade and roughly on the line between Mount Ainslie and Bimberi Peak.

The precise alignment of ANZAC parade is between Mount Ainslie and Capital Hill ( formally Kurrajong Hill ).

Its highest rise is the conical Mount Oros ( 531 m ) in the south, and the Panhellenian ridge stretches northward with narrow fertile valleys on either side.

When the Olympian shakes the aegis, Mount Ida is wrapped in clouds, the thunder rolls and men are struck down with fear.

The clouds which strike Kathiawar and Kutch are deprived of a great deal of their moisture by the hills in those countries ( now the majority of this region is in Gujarat state within independent India ), and the greater part of the remainder is deposited on Mount Abu and the higher slopes of the Aravalli Range, leaving but little for Merwara, where the hills are lower, and still less for Ajmer.

Capp is buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Mount Vesuvius is recognized as one of the most dangerous volcanoes, jointly because of its potential for powerful explosive eruptions and the high population density of the area ( around 3 million people ) around its perimeter.

Christian and Hopeful make it through the dangerous Enchanted Ground into the Land of Beulah, where they ready themselves to cross the River of Death on foot to Mount Zion and the Celestial City.

Several mountains in the world, including Mount Rainier in the US, Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand, and Galunggung in Indonesia, are considered particularly dangerous due to the risk of lahars.

Climbing Mount Adams can be dangerous for a variety of reasons and people do die in pursuit of the summit.

Mount Hiei was located to the northeast of Kyoto, a direction considered dangerous by geomancers, but Saicho's presence on the mountain protected the new capital and brought him to the attention of the court.

Ray also issued an executive order that restricted access to extremely dangerous areas of Mount St. Helens and its surrounds.

Dug under Mount Macdonald () to ease growing traffic experienced between 1910 and 1913, it replaced the dangerous Rogers Pass route.

The Kicking Horse Pass Spiral Tunnels ( which in 1909 eliminated the dangerous Big Hill ), Field Hill, Rogers Pass and the Mount Macdonald Tunnel and its associated grade reductions are other significant features in the mountain history of the CPR.

Critics accept the academic critique presented in " Mount Pleasant " but argue that Poizner's substituting in a dangerous gang-ridden, failing school looked better on the campaign trail than the actuality of his substituting in typical under-performing institution and believe he chose to write the " better story " for his campaign.

An example is the Khumbu Icefall on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest, variously described as " treacherous " and " dangerous.

Patch personally led troops under his command on a dangerous offensive in the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse to capture several fortified hills and ridges from Japanese forces.

Mount Canouman is the largest in terms of surface area, known as the mountain of Spirits, it's a 10-hour walk from Sitio Salangui, only desperate farmers in search of Bulo or hut building material take the dangerous trip known for a few disappearances and casualties in the past.

He warned that though Enryakuji was founded with the native gods ( kami ) in mind, neither Enryakuji nor Miidera were at the time worshiping the gods of Mount Hiei, and that this was a dangerous violation of Confucian principles.

The dangerous mountain road featured in the movie is Whitney Portal Road, which leads up to Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California.

Also during this losing streak Witt received a one week suspension for a dangerous throw on Misi Taulapapa in the Warriors ' narrow loss to Cronulla at Mount Smart Stadium.

He also undertakes several dangerous hikes to the summit of Mount Vesuvius, where he catalogues the nature and qualities of various lava flows and tephra.