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Volcan Sabinyo, or Volcan Sabyinyo
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Sabinio

volcano, Africa
Also known as: Volcan Sabinyo, Volcan Sabyinyo
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Sabinio, extinct volcano (11,500 feet [3,505 m]) in the Virunga Mountains of east-central Africa. It lies northeast of Lake Kivu and south-southeast of Rutshuru, Congo (Kinshasa). Its summit marks the junction of the Congo (Kinshasa)–Rwanda–Uganda borders. It forms part of the Virunga National Park, which is the home of the mountain gorilla.

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