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Jul 08 2008

Video: The Volcano

Published by gorilla at 9:02 am under Videos and tagged: , , ,

This is Pierre. Last week I hiked from the Kibati Patrol Post up to the rim of the Nyiragongo volcano, which dominates the skyline of the southern sector of Virunga National Park.

This is the volcano which erupted in 2002 with devastating effect, destroying a fifth of the city of Goma and making 120,000 people homeless.

As you can see from the video I shot, the volcano is quite impressive and still very active. The crater stands at 3,470 meters in altitude, is 250 meters deep, and 2 kilometers wide.

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10 Responses to “Video: The Volcano”

  1. # Annieon 08 Jul 2008 at 9:24 am

    Too cool……….don’t see volcanoes around here where I live…thanks for sharing!

  2. # Linda, G4Gon 08 Jul 2008 at 11:07 am

    Such power - awesome…

  3. # sheryl, washington dcon 08 Jul 2008 at 11:21 am

    Great video, Pierre! I loved studying plate tectonics in my college Geology classes. Too bad I didn’t have the math skills to continue on but I still enjoy reading and learning about how our earth moves and shakes.

    I want to remind you about the letter writing campaign to the U.S. Congress. We’re urging Congress to put pressure on Rwandan President Kagame to end relations, and funding, with Laurent Nkunda.

    You can find a sample letter written by Robin Andreae and information on how to contact your representatives on my blog. Just click my name above and go to the “Wildlife Direct” tab at the top of the page.

    http://nothoney.wordpress.com/wildlife-direct-lobby/

    Thanks,
    s.

  4. # Jean-Claude S (France)on 08 Jul 2008 at 11:39 am

    Thanks Pierre for these beautiful images. One would be said that the eggs are cooking in the frying pan. Impressing volcan. Attention with its alarm clock… You have been courageous.

  5. # Joyon 09 Jul 2008 at 6:09 am

    WOW!!!!!

  6. # Benjaminon 09 Jul 2008 at 6:32 am

    Impressive shooting Pierre. Capturing the true volatility that mother nature presents to us. Looking forward to more feeds, and when I will be down there to witness these forces. Keep up the great work!

  7. # Paulaon 16 Jul 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Stunning Pierre. Nice footage

  8. # Gorilla Protection » Planning for the Future at 11,385 Feeton 17 Jul 2008 at 3:06 pm

    […] can also see the video of the volcano that Pierre filmed earlier this […]

  9. # daktarion 28 Jul 2008 at 6:03 am

    I also made a video of Nyiragongo Volcano when I was there on july 2007. I combined the images with music and I think the result is great
    You can see it here:
    http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=1M7P7XbaGac

  10. # Ron Jon 09 Aug 2008 at 8:52 pm

    Great Shooting Pierre. Remember as they taught on South Park: if the hot lava comes rolling down the hill, duck and cover.

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