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Mount Mikeno
volcano, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mount Mikeno, extinct volcano and, at 14,557 feet (4,437 metres), the second highest peak (after Mount Karisimbi) of the Virunga Mountains. Located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Virunga National Park, it is situated 3.5 miles (5.5 km) northwest of Mount Karisimbi, near the Rwanda border. Many mountain gorillas live in the vicinity.
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