Mount Sabyinyo


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Mount Sabyinyo
Mount Sabyinyo ('Sabyinyo' is derived from the Kinyarwanda word 'Iryinyo', meaning tooth; also Sabinyo, Sabinio) is an extinct volcano in eastern Africa in the Virunga Mountains. It is located northeast of Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, and west of Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda. The summit of the mountain, at , marks the intersection of the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Uganda. It also lies within the adjoining national parks established by these countries: Virunga National Park in the DRC, the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda.

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