Imisozi ya Virunga (izwi kandi ku izina rya Mufumbiro [1] ) ni urunigi rw'ibirunga muri Africa y'iburasirazuba, ku rubibe rw'amajyaruguru y'u Rwanda, Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Kongo (DRC), na Uganda . Imisozi ni ishami ryimisozi ya Albertine Rift, ihana imbibi nishami ryiburengerazuba bwa Rift ya Afrika yuburasirazuba .[1]

Muhabura, Gahinga, Karisimbi, Sabyinyo na Mikeno

Imisozi igizwe n'ibirunga umunani bikomeye. Ibyinshi muribyo byarasinziriye, usibye umusozi wa nyiragongo 3,462 metres (11,358 ft) n'umusozi wa Nyamuragira 3,063 metres (10,049 ft), byombi muri DRC. Iruka rya vuba ryabaye mu 2006, 2010 na Gicurasi 2021. Umusozi wa Karisimbi ni ikirunga kinini kuri 4,507 metres (14,787 ft) . Umusozi wa kera cyane ni umusozi wa Sabyinyo, uzamuka 3,634 metres (11,923 ft) hejuru yinyanja.

Imisozi ya Virunga niho hari ingagi zo mu misozi zibangamiwe cyane, zanditswe ku rutonde rutukura rwa IUCN rw’ibinyabuzima bigenda byangirika bitewe no gutakaza aho gutura, guhinga, indwara, n'intambara (Butynski et al. 2003). ikigo cy'ubushakashatsi cya karisoke, cyashinzwe na Dian Fossey cyo kureba ingagi aho batuye, giherereye ku musozi wa Karisimbi n'umusozi wa Bisoke .

Urutonde rwimisozi miremire mumisozi ya Virunga

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Izina ry'umusozi Aho biherereye Uburebure muri metero Uburebure mu birenge
Umusozi Karisimbi Rwanda / DRC 4,507 14.790
Umusozi Mikeno DRC 4.437 14.560
Umusozi Muhabura Rwanda / Uganda 4,127 13.540
Umusozi Bisoke Rwanda / DRC 3,711 12.180
Umusozi Sabyinyo U Rwanda / Uganda / DRC 3,674 12.050
Umusozi wa Gahinga Rwanda / Uganda 3,474 11.400
Umusozi wa Nyiragongo DRC 3,470 11.400
Umusozi Nyamuragira DRC 3.058 10.031

Parike z'igihugu

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Mu muco

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  • Igitabo cya Michael Crichton Congo gishyizwe ahanini mukarere ka Virunga.
  • Ingagi mu gihu, hamwe n'igitabo cy'izina rimwe, byerekana umurimo n'urupfu rwa primatologue Dian Fossey . Inkambi yakoreragamo, Ikigo cy’ubushakashatsi cya Karisoke, iracyari mu misozi ya Virunga.