Nyiragongo, Congo
A volcano holding the largest lava lake on Earth.
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- Region
- Congo
- Position
- -1.5200, 29.2500
- Area
- 10 × 10 km
- Real elevation
- 1,782 to 3,467 m (1,685 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:66,700
- Heights
- 1.5× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Heat map
- Group
- Volcanoes and craters
About Nyiragongo, Congo
Mount Nyiragongo ( neer-ə-GONG-go) is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m (11,385 ft) in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 12 km (7.5 mi) north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just 9.8 km (6.1mi) west of the border with Rwanda. The main crater is about two kilometres (1 mi) wide and usually contains a lava lake. The crater presently has two distinct cooled lava benches within the crater walls – one at about 3,175 m (10,417 ft) and a lower one at about 2,975 m (9,760 ft). Nyiragongo's lava lake has at times been the most voluminous known lava lake in most recent history. The depth of the lava lake varies considerably.
From Wikipedia: Mount Nyiragongo, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Nyiragongo, Congo
Where is Nyiragongo?
Nyiragongo is in Congo at -1.5200, 29.2500. The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Nyiragongo model?
The land in this model runs from 1,782 to 3,467 m (1,685 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 1.5 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Nyiragongo?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 42.9 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:66,700. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Nyiragongo model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Nyiragongo model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Nyiragongo terrain model good for?
People use it as a geology lesson you can hold, a classroom model or a desk piece.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Nyiragongo, Congo from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square centered on -1.5200, 29.2500. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:66,700. The heights are exaggerated 1.5× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.