The Virunga chain is part of the East African Rift Valley system, which marks the boundary between two plates: the Nubian plate to the west and the Somali plate to the east.

• 该维龙加山链的一部分，东非裂谷系统，该标记分界线之间的两大板块：努比亚的板块向西部地区和索马里板块向东。