Bisoke Crater Lake

Bisoke Crater Lake is in . Bisoke Crater Lake is situated nearby to the volcano , as well as near the nature reserve .
Photo: Joseph Lionceau, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Bisoke and Karisoke Research Center.

Volcano
Photo: Nickolayvladim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an active stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles the border of and the , but the summit is located in Rwanda.

Nature reserve
Photo: Inisheer, CC BY 3.0.
The is a research institute in 's . It was founded by Dian Fossey on 24 September 1967 to study endangered mountain gorillas.

Bisoke Crater Lake

Latitude
-1.46097° or 1° 27′ 40″ south
Longitude
29.48675° or 29° 29′ 12″ east
Open location code
6GCFGFQP+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 260590342
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q124419573
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Satellite Map

Discover Bisoke Crater Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Bisoke Crater Lake” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gorilla Graveyard and Dian Fossey Grave.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Rest Hut and Karisoke Research Centre.

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