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Mount Furi

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Mount Furi (also simply Furi) is a stratovolcano near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Located in the south eastern outskirt of Addis Ababa, this mountain has a latitude and longitude of 8°54′N 38°41′E and an altitude of 2,839 metres (9, 314 ft). Mount Furi is on the approach path to Bole International Airport. In 2003, a British Mediterranean Airways flight to Addis Ababa avoided the peak by 50 feet.

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