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Mount Mikeno

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that live on its slopes. Expeditions to observe Mikeno's gorillas typically leave from the nearby Bukima Patrol Post.
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Schouteden, Henri (1933). "Un oiseau nouveau trouvi. au sommet du Mikeno".
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Extinct volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Mount Karisimbi
Listing
Highest mountain peaks of Africa
Coordinates
1°27′53″S 29°25′10″E / 1.46471°S 29.41958°E / -1.46471; 29.41958
Mount Mikeno is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Parent range
Virunga Mountains
Mountain type
Stratovolcano
Last eruption
volcanic mountain
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Virunga Mountains
Mount Nyiragongo
Mount Nyamuragira
Mount Karisimbi
Mount Bisoke
Mount Sabyinyo
13th highest in Africa
Virunga National Park
mountain gorillas
type locality
yellow-crested helmetshrike
Congo

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