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Information about risk, safety aspects, accidents and number of deaths (in brackets) 1984 – Lake Monoun (37) 1986 – Lake Nyos (1700+) 2001 – Mt Cameroon (23) CO 2 release from Lake Nyos crater is monitored Alert level system: green - yellow - red 1912 – Nyamuragira (20) 1977 – Nyiragongo (2000) 2007 – Nyiragongo, a tourist fell into the crater and died It is advisable to travel in groups and have local tour guides who are familiar with the area and can negotiate when necessary. Tourism may be affected by the war-like clashes between Et

Attractions and activities Geotourism, ecotourism, wildlife, nature, culture, hiking, climbing, hunting, unique landscapes, lava flows, crater lakes Hiking, mountain climbing, geotourism Expeditions to lava lake; volcano safaris; mountain gorillas in Virunga Park; wildlife viewing, ecotourism, geotourism, adventure tourism Adventure tourism, geotourism, organized expeditions to permanent lava lake of Erta Ale, colourful hot springs at Dallol Mountain Trekking, hiking, volcano expeditions, Lake Natron, guided night tours to summit to vie

Protected area type* NP NP NP WHA (Virunga NP) - NP NP NP

Status (last active) 2000 1995 2002–ongoing lava lake 2006–ongoing 2005–ongoing 2005 2008 Holocene 1910 2007–ongoing

Number of volcanoes (examples) Mt Cameroon 4040m stratovolcano Fogo 2829m stratovolcano and fissure vents Nyiragongo 3470m stratovolcano Decade volcano Nyamulagira 3058m shield volcano Erta Ale 613m shield volcano Dabbahu 1442m stratovolcano Dalaffilla 613m stratovolcano Kilimanjaro 5895m stratovolcano Mt Meru 4566m stratovolcano Ol Doinyo Lengai 2890m stratovolcano

Country or region AFRICA Cameroon 4 volcanoes Cape Verde Islands 4 volcanoes Congo, African West Rift 12 + volcanoes Ethiopia 62 volcanoes Kenya 20 + volcanoes Tanzania 10 volcanoes

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