Murara
Elevation	less than 3,058 metres (10,033 feet)
Location	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Range	Virunga Mountains
Coordinates	1°24′30″S 29°12′0″E / 1.40833°S 29.2°E / -1.40833; 29.2
Type	Cinder cone
Last eruption	1977

Murara was a small, short-lived, volcano 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.

[edit] References

• "Nyamuragira". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0203-02=. Retrieved 2008-04-09. 
• "Nyamuragira - Monthly Reports (SEAN 02:03)". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0203-02=&volpage=var#sean_0203. Retrieved 2008-04-09. 

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