Bisoke Border Post
Bisoke Border Post is a border post in Bisoke, Kinigi, Northern Province and has an elevation of 2,673 metres. Bisoke Border Post is situated nearby to the volcano Mount Bisoke, as well as near the nature reserve Karisoke Research Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Bisoke and Karisoke Research Center.
Mount Bisoke
Volcano
Photo: Nickolayvladim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Bisoke is an active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the summit is located in Rwanda.
Karisoke Research Center
Nature reserve
The Karisoke Research Center is a research institute in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. It was founded by Dian Fossey on 24 September 1967 to study endangered mountain gorillas. Karisoke Research Center is situated 3 km southwest of Bisoke Border Post.
Bisoke Crater Lake
Photo: Joseph Lionceau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bisoke Crater Lake is situated 2 km west of Bisoke Border Post.
Bisoke Border Post
- Type: Border post
- Location: Bisoke, Kinigi, Musanze District, Northern Province, Rwanda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.4536° or 1° 27′ 13″ southLongitude
29.5048° or 29° 30′ 17″ eastElevation
2,673 metres (8,770 feet)Open location code
6GCFGGW3+HWGeoNames ID
7572164
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In Other Languages
“Bisoke Border Post” goes by many names.
- French: “Poste Bisoke”
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