Volcanic range, east-central Africa.
Located north of Lake Kivu , it extends for about 50 mi (80 km) along the borders of Congo (Kinshasa), Rwanda, and Uganda. Of its eight major volcanic peaks, the highest is Karisimbi , while Nyiragongo is at the western end of the chain; in 1861 John Hanning Speke was the first European to spot them. Parts of the range are in Virunga National Park , Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda), and Gorilla National Park (Uganda).